Two men were arrested in connection with the investigation into Dezi Freeman’s killing of two police officers in Victoria. Dezi Freeman shot and killed Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart and Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson at a property in Porepunkah, Victoria, in August 2025. Freeman was shot and killed by police in March 2026 at a remote property near Thologolong, Victoria, after evading capture for seven months, according to gdelt.

On 26 May 2026, Victoria Police executed search warrants at three rural properties in Buckland, Stanley, and Lucyvale, and NSW Police executed search warrants at four residential properties in Greenwich Park, Tarlo, Wombeyan Caves, and Umina Beach, according to gdelt. Multiple electronic devices were seized from the properties searched by Victoria and NSW Police on that date, according to gdelt. A 64-year-old man from Lucyvale was arrested in Wodonga on the Victorian side of the Victoria-NSW border, according to gdelt.

The two men arrested were aged 48 and 45, according to 7news.com.au. A directions hearing was held at the Coroners Court of Victoria regarding the final moments of Dezi Freeman’s death and his statements over the bodies of the slain officers, according to 7news.com.au.