Manhant after two police officers shot dead

A huge manipulator is conducted for a “highly armed” suspect after two Australian police officers were shot dead and an ambushed in an ambush in a small rural town in Victoria.

Police described the situation in the Australian Alps – about 300 km (186 miles) northeast of Melbourne – as an “active incident” with hundreds of employees located to find suspects.

The employees were attacked as 10 of them attended the property to serve an arrest warrant that Australian media said they were for historical sex crimes.

Police claim that the suspect had only fled to the bush and on foot after the shooting. Employees are still trying to find the man and children of the man.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said that 10 employees went to the property on Tuesday around 10:30 local time (00:30 GMT).

He described the officers who were fired by a highly armed offender, saying that two colleagues-59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior police officer “killed in cold blood”.

A third officer was seriously injured and transferred to hospital.

The head of the State Police said all the resources available were used in Manhunt as a “dangerous” suspect and called on the locals to remain indoors.

“(Our) priority is to arrest him and to bring safety and security to this community,” the employee said.

He added that the suspect was thought to have been alone during the shooting and that the police are still looking to find his partner and two children, but he is not visible to go to the bush with them. “

Bush said that the fact that many officers were present, stressed that they knew the risks – and called on the shooter to give up.

The police chief did not confirm the nature of the attack that employees were performing in the property.

The scenes from the scene earlier on Tuesday showed that dozens of police officers were located in Porepunkah and a police helicopter touring the area.

The city, a home of about 1000 people, is part of the local self -government area of ​​Alpin Shir.

In a statement, the mayor of the Council of Alpine Shir Sarah Nicholas paid tribute to the officers, expanding “thoughts, love and unwavering” support to their families.

“Today was a day of deep grief and shock to our community … We are grieving together,” she said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victoria Prime Minister Jacinta Alan praised police for their courage.

Local resident Emily White told the BBC that she and her guests are sheltered in a caravan park she owns.

“I think the reality is really put – it’s really, a really terrible situation,” said G -Ya White.

“We are such a small community and we will leave our cars unlocked and leave our front doors open. Nothing like this ever happens.”

Local media call the suspects such as Desi Freeman – who claims to be a “state citizen” – which applies to someone who falsely believes that he is not subject to Australian laws and state authorities.

Called Sovcits briefly, these people have been a presence in the country for decades, according to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

Police claim that they are most harmless, but in recent years there has been a revival of beliefs – partly nourished by distrust of the authorities, which has exacerbated the pandemic of Kovid.

In his 2023 briefing note, AFP said the movement had “a major capacity to inspire violence.”

Weapon crime is relatively rare in Australia, which has some of the most striking weapons regulations in the world.

But the similarities are attracted to An attack on an ambush in 2022, when two police officers were killed in rural property in Queensland.