<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dezi-freeman-shot-reports-emerge-fugitive-killed-by-armed-police/77941806-6f56-4584-a39f-f5c57263a337" rel="" target="" title="Dezi Freeman's"><span>Dezi Freeman's</span></a><span> eldest son has condemned celebrations of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/porepunkah-shooting" rel="" target="" title="cop killer's"><span>cop killer's</span></a><span> death this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a post to a local Facebook group, a man claiming to be Dezi's eldest son Koah hit out at "disgusting humans" celebrating the fugitive's death online.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is news that I'll be grieving about while some of you disgusting humans celebrate online for ME to watch," he wrote.</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>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dezi-freeman-live-updates-porepunkah-police-shootings-latest-news-headlines/c81f2d34-62f7-4fa2-b516-801af339aed3" target="_blank"><strong><span>Dezi Freeman shot dead after seven months on the run</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Before you have something smart to say, how about you try and experience 1 per cent of what me and my family are going through?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If you can't then I highly recommend keeping your nasty comments and thoughts to yourself."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Koah clarified he was "not here to defend my father's action because I know what he did was wrong".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/dezi-freeman-son-condemns-celebrations/dab054d9-f2ee-460e-8daf-cf624fc1e5e3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What I'm here about however is seeing so called "friends" and people who I thought were nice people to say some questionable things," he wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Just bear in mind that to you's my father was a cop killer, but to me that's still my father who raised me to be the man I am today.</span></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/fuel-shortage-how-much-does-australia-have-left-explained/f266e2d2-6b91-4166-8f7e-bb424620cc09" target="_blank"><strong><span>How many days does Australia have left of fuel?</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And for the people who know me well they know exactly what I'm talking about.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My heart also goes out to the family's of the fallen police officer who finally have closure," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dezi Freeman was reportedly shot dead on a rural property near Walwa, on the north-east Victorian border this morning after seven months on the run.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Police confirmed a man was fatally shot at a rural address in Walwa, north-east of Porepunkah and on the border with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" target="_blank" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span>, just before 8.30am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Police Commissioner Mike Bush would not name the man shot dead, pending official identification processes, but said he was believed to be Freeman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is accused of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dezi-freeman-update-timeline-events-porepunkah-shooting/41d647d1-8666-4612-9009-8f3b17a83d66" rel="" target="" title=" murdering Victorian police officers"><span>murdering Victorian police officers</span></a><span> Neale Thompson, 59, and Vadim De Waart-Hottart, 35 and seriously injuring a third at a Porepunkah property on August 26.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier this month police announced three people, including Dezi's wife and Koah's mum, Mali Freeman, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/insufficient-evidence-to-charge-trio-connected-to-dezi-freeman-case-police-say/972e4cb9-0491-4416-9036-d0d5e7423ee5" rel="" target="" title="would not be charged"><span>would not be charged</span></a><span> in relation into the investigation, after they were interviewed regarding obstruction of police.</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 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