<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Charges will not be laid against three people who were probed over the hunt for Dezi Freeman and the fatal shooting of two </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> officers in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/porepunkah-shooting" rel="" target="" title="Porepunkah"><span>Porepunkah</span></a><span> last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 42-year-old Porepunkah woman and a 56-year-old Porepunkah man were interviewed by investigators regarding indictable obstruction of police following the deadly shooting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A third person was interviewed regarding attempted theft.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-missing-from-water-near-houseboat-search-and-rescue-burnett-heads/78215943-eea7-43c2-af27-0bdf380811bf" target="_blank"><strong><span>Search underway for man who vanished off a houseboat amid Queensland floods</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite briefs of evidence prepared by detectives after a "meticulous investigation", there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the trio, police announced today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These briefs were subsequently not authorised due to there being insufficient evidence to support a prosecution at this time," a Victoria Police spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Those briefs were independently reviewed, and the same outcome was reached."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/insufficient-evidence-to-charge-trio-connected-to-dezi-freeman-case-police-say/972e4cb9-0491-4416-9036-d0d5e7423ee5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-new-supreme-leader-ayatollah-mojtaba-khamenei-issues-first-message/77821e30-da6c-4ce3-96ff-23104e7f65d8" target="_blank"><strong><span>Iran's new supreme leader speaks for the first time</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nearly six months have passed since Dezi Freeman allegedly fatally shot Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson and Senior Constable Vadim De Waart-Hottart on a Porepunkah property.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police attended the Rayner Track property on the morning of August 26 to execute a search warrant on behalf of the Wangaratta Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A third officer was seriously injured when Freeman allegedly opened fire on the officers, before he fled into surrounding bushland.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite thorough searches and thousands of tip-offs, Freeman has not been seen since, and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dezi-freeman-search-porepunkah-shootings-police-to-search-mount-buffalo-national-park/7c2954d7-9f93-4b48-aad9-3e2c4ceaefad" rel="" target="" title='police said last month they "strongly believe" he may be dead'><span>police said last month they "strongly believe" he may be dead</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A reward of up to $1 million remains in place for information leading to his arrest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a 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