A man and a woman have been apprehended as part of the ongoing investigation into the movements of Dezi Freeman, who was fatally shot earlier this week.
Victoria Police took the duo into custody on Saturday morning at two locations in the state’s northeast. However, they were released later that evening as the investigation continues.
“This morning, Taskforce Summit detectives arrested two individuals as part of their continued inquiry into Desmond Freeman’s movements,” a police spokesperson stated.
The two were questioned by police but have not been charged. They are not related to Freeman.
The 56-year-old fugitive was killed in a hail of bullets by specialist officers on a remote property in Thologolong, near Walwa on the Victoria-NSW border, last Monday following a seven-month search.
Freeman was being sought for the alleged fatal shootings of Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart, members of a police team that was serving a warrant at his home in Porepunkah in late August.
Speculation has been rife over how Freeman came to be in Thologolong, which is about 150km from where he fatally shot the officers.
The property is owned by Rick Sutherland, but his brother Neil said he had no idea the fugitive was camped out there.
Neil said his brother had been in Tasmania at the time and, unlike Freeman, was not a sovereign citizen.
Sutherland, who lives two properties from the site of the shooting, has reportedly said his brother has contacted police to offer his assistance.
Investigators are exploring the possibility Freeman received help from others in evading police for 216 days, with police chief Mike Bush saying it would have been very difficult for him to get to where he was without assistance.
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