Australian police killer shot dead after 7-month manhunt

Australian police said on Monday that they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country’s most-wanted criminals.Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers on a rural property in Victoria state.For the past seven months, hundreds of police have pursued Freeman through the region’s rugged terrain, pouring resources into one of Australia’s largest-ever manhunts.“A man has been fatally shot by police at a property in northeast Victoria this morning as part of the operation to locate Desmond Freeman,” Victoria-police" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="5396" data-entity-type="organization">Victoria Police said in a statement when asked to confirm reports of Freeman’s death.We won’t reflect on the loss of a cowardLocal media described Freeman as a conspiracy theorist and member of the so-called “sovereign citizen” movement, which falsely believes it is not subject to the law.