Dezi Freeman probe: raids across Victoria and NSW

Police have raided seven properties across Victoria and New South Wales as part of the continuing investigation into Dezi Freeman’s movements after the Porepunkah police killings.

Two men were arrested during the operation, and police seized mobile phones and other electronic devices that investigators say may help map who Freeman met, where he travelled and whether anyone assisted him after the shootings.

Cross-border raids

Victoria Police and NSW Police carried out coordinated searches at properties in Buckland, Stanley and Lucyvale in Victoria, and Greenwich Park, Tarlo, Wombeyan Caves and Umina Beach in NSW.

The operation widened the investigation across state lines, with officers examining whether Freeman’s post-shooting movements left a trail of evidence in digital records, devices or witness accounts.

A 64-year-old man from Lucyvale was arrested in Wodonga. Police said a 47-year-old man from Wombeyan Caves was also arrested in Greenwich Park on unrelated warrants.

The raids were first reported on June 15, 2026 UTC and were still being actively covered on June 16, with further reporting confirming the seven-property search and the two arrests.

What police are looking for

Taskforce Summit is investigating Freeman’s movements after the killings and whether he received help after the shootings. Police have said they want to identify anyone who may have helped him avoid capture or survive after the attack.

That makes the seized devices important to the inquiry. Investigators are expected to examine them for contact records, location data and other material that could either support or rule out the existence of a support network.

The focus is not only on what Freeman did immediately after the shootings, but on whether others across Victoria and NSW may have known where he was or helped him move between locations.

Background to the case

Freeman was the suspect in the Porepunkah police shootings in August 2025. The investigation has continued for months and has centred on how he moved after the killings and who may have been aware of his whereabouts.

The case remains significant for the families of the victims and the wider community affected by the shootings, even though Freeman died in Thologolong in March 2026.

Police have continued to work through the circumstances around his movements after the killings and the people they believe may have been involved in helping him or concealing his location.

Next steps

Police are now expected to examine the devices and other material seized in the raids, and further interviews or charges could follow if the evidence supports them.

For now, the arrests do not close the inquiry. They mark a new stage in the effort to reconstruct Freeman’s path after the shootings and determine whether others helped him across the border.

What remains unresolved is whether the latest searches will produce direct evidence of assistance, concealment or other conduct tied to Freeman’s movements after the killings.