Porepunkah shooting live: Victoria police say suspect on the run has several powerful firearms and ‘understands bushcraft well’

<p>Follow live updates</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/26/police-attending-active-incident-at-rural-property-in-victoria-and-ask-people-to-avoid-the-area">Porepunkah shooting: two Victoria police officers dead, one injured in attack at rural property</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/26/victoria-police-shooting-what-we-know-so-far-ntwnfb">What we know so far about the shooting in rural Australia</a></p></li></ul><p>The chief commissioner of Victoria police, <strong>Mike Bush</strong>, said Freeman, 56, is “heavily armed” and still at large. Bush said a “large team” were “absolutely focused” on finding the suspect:</p><p>We are pouring every resource into this search for this person, we must find him … The hunt will continue until we find him.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/27/porepunkah-shooting-live-updates-victoria-police-manhunt-latest-news-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>