Australian police have shot dead a man seven months after he was suspected of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region. There had been no confirmed sightings of Dezi Freeman since he allegedly opened fire on police officers who came to serve a warrant at his home northeast of Melbourne last year. Victoria police said a man believed to be Freeman was shot dead by police on Monday at a remote location in the northeast region of the state. Police were involved in a standoff for three hours before the suspect was shot.