'An evil man is dead': Police shot Dezi Freeman dead after 'stand-off', ending one of largest operations in history

Bush said he was confident at this point that Monday morning's shooting was "justified".Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen made a statement on today's police operation while in Thologong, following national cabinet this afternoon."Today an evil man is dead and it's over, and it's good that this individual is no longer a threat to the Victorian community," Allen said."The tragic loss of these two strong, brave Victorian police officers will continue to be felt forever in their families who loved these men, and their colleagues in Victoria Police who also loved and worked with them."In an afternoon press conference at the property where the operation took place, Chief Commissioner Bush indicated that Freeman had been alone on the property Bush said that during that the three-hour stand-off with police, the person within the shipping container told police that he was Dezi Freeman and that video he had viewed showed Freeman pointing a gun at police