Victoria Police have launched a renewed search for Dezi Freeman, citing new intelligence linked to a gunshot heard shortly after a fatal shooting in northeast Victoria.
Police said the five-day search will focus on an area of Mount Buffalo National Park near Porepunkah, close to where a previous operation was conducted in December across dense bushland and steep terrain.
Detectives said the renewed effort relates to intelligence concerning a gunshot heard a short time after the fatal incident at Freeman’s Rayner Track property. Firearms testing has been carried out in the area as part of the investigation.
Detective Inspector Adam Tilley said police remain open to all possibilities, including that Freeman may be deceased, being harboured, or living alone outside the search area.
Victoria Police said locating Freeman remains their highest priority after months of extensive and systematic searches.
