{"id":330415,"date":"2026-03-30T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/australian-fugitive-shot-dead-by-police-after-seven-months-on-the-run\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:00:07","slug":"australian-fugitive-shot-dead-by-police-after-seven-months-on-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/australian-fugitive-shot-dead-by-police-after-seven-months-on-the-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven months on the run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/89wMc2L93uI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven months on the run\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/89wMc2L93uI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An Australian fugitive has been killed by police after seven months on the run. Police believe the man was Dezi Freeman, although formal identification is still underway.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Last August, Freeman killed two policemen who tried to serve a warrant for sex abuse allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman &#8211; whose real name was Desmond Filby &#8211;  was a well known anti-government conspiracy theorist.<\/p>\n<p>Police put out a $1 million AUD reward for information but it&#8217;s not clear if anyone will receive it.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman was found around 60 miles from where he was last seen and now police will investigate whether anyone helped him evade capture.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Australian fugitive has been killed by police after seven months on the run. Police believe the man was Dezi Freeman, although formal identification is still underway. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Last August, Freeman killed two policemen who tried to serve a warrant for sex abuse allegations. 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