How cop killer Dezi Freeman spent his final days before fatal shooting
Footage has revealed how Dezi Freeman lived in the weeks before she was shot dead by police on Monday in the biggest manhunt in Victorian history.
Freeman shot dead two police officers and injured a third at Porepunkah in Victoria’s High Country on August 26, 2025, before fleeing into dense woodland with a gun.
The fugitive went undetected for more than seven months, and police took 2,000 pieces of information to find him.
The manhunt for the cop killer ended at 8.30am on Monday morning, when he was shot dead by police after a tense three-hour standoff.
The property, located at Thologolong in Victoria’s northeast (more than 150km from where he was last seen), was filled with shipping containers, cars and a small truck.
Large shipping containers were loosely scattered throughout the landscape, surrounded by a circle of large trees shrouding the area in secrecy.
As police officers combed the scene Monday, traces of Freeman’s life in hiding were frozen in time.
The large white shipping container in which Freeman hid before the shooting had a large green awning supported by poles and two camping chairs placed underneath.
A portable stove and pot sat under the makeshift awning; A single white plate sat on a folding table alongside other kitchen utensils and scissors.
Several gas bottles and an overturned charcoal barbecue were also nearby, along with cleaning equipment including brooms and trash cans.
Trash and equipment were strewn throughout the property; Tarpaulins and empty barrels were scattered from one end of the field to the other.
A canoe and boat were overturned and several cars and caravans were parked untidily among abandoned farm equipment on the property.
Some vehicles were covered with sheets, and two bright yellow cars stood side by side behind a tree.
Footage taken from the scene shows the large black armored vehicle used in the early morning police operation parked next to the container where Freeman was sleeping.
The Bearcat “claw” used to remove the fugitive from the container blew a hole in the side of the container.
The rear doors of the container were also pulled open, revealing the conditions he was living in before he was shot by police officers.
Freeman, who is believed to have been living in the hideout for weeks before his capture, was living in similar conditions at the Porepunkah property, which was also littered with empty boxes, rubbish and equipment.
