{"id":36198,"date":"2025-08-27T23:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36198"},"modified":"2025-08-27T23:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:10:42","slug":"australian-sex-offender-shoots-dead-two-cops-execution-style-and-then-takes-his-wife-and-children-hostage-in-the-bush-daily-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=36198","title":{"rendered":"Australian &#8216;sex offender&#8217; shoots dead two cops &#8216;execution-style&#8217; and then takes his wife and children hostage in the bush &#8211; Daily News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Australia is in shock after a brutal shooting left two police officers dead and another wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say 56-year-old Dezi Freeman opened fire during a police raid in Porepunkah, northeast of Melbourne. Officers were investigating historic abuse claims when the gunman allegedly shot them \u201cexecution-style.\u201d One officer was just days from retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman, described as part of the \u201csovereign citizen\u201d movement, fled into the bush. \u201cThey were murdered in cold blood,\u201d said Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush. He confirmed the suspect is armed and dangerous.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/dlyviralnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101548059-15033921-image-a-4_1756193512479.avif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Local schools and facilities were locked down. \u201cWe\u2019re all safe, but a bit rattled,\u201d said Emily White, whose family runs a nearby caravan park. Residents have been told to stay indoors as heavily armed squads search rugged terrain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a day of deep sorrow and shock,\u201d said Alpine Mayor Sarah Nicholas. \u201cWe are grieving together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This tragedy has raised fears across Victoria. How can communities stay safe when one man\u2019s violence shatters peace?<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1599122\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia is in shock after a brutal shooting left two police officers dead and another wounded. Authorities say 56-year-old Dezi Freeman opened fire during a police raid in Porepunkah, northeast &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36200,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36198\/revisions\/36200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}