Dramatic police raid on Porepunkah home as manhunt for suspected cop killer closes in: Come out with your hands in the air

Sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the run after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers and wounded a third with a home-made shotgun at a property near the small north-east Victorian town of Porepunkah on Tuesday morning.

A 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable both died in the horrific incident, which came after 10 officers arrived at the property to serve a warrant.

Freeman allegedly took the dead officers guns and a police radio to listen to officers movements and then fled deep into alpine wilderness, about 300km northeast of Melbourne.

There were some initial reports Freeman may have taken his wife and two children hostage, however police said he fled alone and that the trio attended a local police station on Tuesday night. 

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Key points as manhunt for accused killer Dezi Freeman continues

• Day four and sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman is still on the run in the Victorian High Country.
• Police helicopters have circled overhead, drones have scanned the treeline, and roadblocks have been set up for kilometres, yet Freeman has disappeared without a trace.
• Locals are baffled, with some believing he may have dug a secret underground bunker in preparation for this moment.
• On Monday morning, ten officers arrived at the Freemans’ remote farmhouse with a warrant over historic sexual assault charges.
• Instead of surrendering, Freeman allegedly grabbed a homemade shotgun and opened fire. Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, 59, was killed in the ambush. Senior Constable Vadim De Waart, 35, was also gunned down instantly. A third officer was wounded but managed to survive.
• In a podcast six years ago, he declared, 'The government can come in and police can come in and raid your fridge and cook your dog, if you give them consent'.