ALLEGATIONS AGAINST DEZI FREEMAN:
* Police attended Dezi Freeman's property at Porepunkah in Victoria's High Country on August 26, 2025, after he was deemed a person of interest
* He was accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16 and attempting to involve a child in the production of child abuse material
* Officers intended to locate and seize electronic devices for the potential presence of child abuse material
NEGOTIATIONS WITH FREEMAN:
* Ten officers arrived at the property and split up, with five police entering the property on foot and approaching the bus
* Police attempted to negotiate with Freeman, who repeatedly refused to emerge
* When Freeman was informed of the allegations against him, he replied: "Oh, for f***'s sake, what bulls***"
THE SHOOTOUT AND POLICE MURDERS:
* Detective Leading Senior Constable Thompson killed after stepping through window of the bus
* Suffered a gunshot wound to the face and neck after entering the bus and died at the scene
* Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart tried to run and was killed when Freeman discharged the gun a second time
* Freeman can be heard repeatedly saying: "I had no choice, I had no choice"
* Freeman's wife Amalia emerged from the bus with a young child about a minute after the first gunshot and walked downhill toward a river
* Freeman removed Sen Const de Waart-Hottart's firearm from the holster and spare magazine from his belt
* Freeman approached the dying officer and swore repeatedly at him before reentering the bus
* A police member called out to Det Sen Const Thompson, to which Freeman replied: "F***ing scum, die in hell, you f***ing die in f***ing hell"
* He then discharged the police-issued firearm he had taken and shot Det Sen Const Thompson a second time
* Freeman fled the scene and texted Amalia saying: "Get miles away and keep going. See you in heaven, love"
FREEMAN'S GUN HISTORY:
* He had no active firearms licence and no registered firearms at the time of the shootings
* It is not yet known where Freeman sourced the shotgun from and it has not been recovered
* Freeman was approved to hold a category A and B long arm licence in 2015 and a general handgun licence in 2016
* His handgun licence expired in March 2022 and his long-arm licence in March 2025, both while suspended
FREEMAN DISCOVERY/SHOOTOUT:
* Police discovered Freeman's hideout in Thologolong in the week leading up to March 30
* Freeman consistently thwarted attempts by police to negotiate with him, calling police "thugs" and "bullies" and saying they were "just there to hurt him"
* Freeman insisted the Porepunkah murders were self-defence
* He is believed to have fired at police with the handgun he took at Porepunkah
* The trajectory of the projectile fired by Freeman is unknown
* Police were not equipped with body-worn cameras or similar recording devices
* A police Air Wing helicopter captured the final shootout
* Freeman activated the voice memos function on his mobile phone, capturing audio
NEXT STEPS:
* The coronial brief related to the officers' deaths is set to be delivered by August 21
* The inquest could be scheduled for March 2027
* The coronial brief into Freeman's death is due by October 30, with the matter adjourned
