1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: This is over one hundred. You are on the air 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: with Jace and Lauren. We're doing it. Thanks so I 3 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:05,920 Speaker 1: mate to she already express it's a bit of a 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: dark day here in Victoria. 5 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 2: What a terrifying day it was yesterday and still could 6 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: be today because this gunman remains on the run. I'm 7 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 2: talking about the gunman that shot and killed two police 8 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 2: officers yesterday in Country Victoria and poor Punker, which is 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: just near bright It's terrifying for the community, but also 10 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: terrifying for our police. 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 3: Officers, ow Victorian Police. It's such a horrendous story, plent 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 3: and it is. 13 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,559 Speaker 2: It does have many moving parts because the hunt continues 14 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 2: this morning for this man and Christina Herne's life there 15 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 2: for the Today Show and she's been kind enough to 16 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 2: give up some of her time to speak to us 17 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: this morning. 18 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,959 Speaker 3: Morning Christine, Morning guys, Christine. We've just heard reports come 19 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 3: in that the family of this man have been found. 20 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 3: Is that true? 21 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, major development overnight lows So, there were fears that 22 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 4: his wife and children were with him, possibly as hostage, 23 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 4: but the police have confirmed overnight that they have presented 24 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 4: to a police station and there's nothing to confirm that 25 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 4: they were ever with the gunman? 26 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: Right, Okay, what do we know about Desi Freeman? 27 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 4: So he's a fifty six year old conspiracy theorist, theorist, 28 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 4: self proclaimed sovereign citizen. People going, well, what's that. That's 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 4: where people believe that the government is illegitimate and the 30 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,559 Speaker 4: laws do not apply to him. He was well known 31 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 4: to police. We have vision of him being arrested outside 32 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 4: a protest outside of court in Myrtleford in twenty twenty 33 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 4: one and anti Vachs protest that was right in the 34 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 4: middle of COVID and a current affair actually interviewed him 35 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 4: a couple of years before that in a neighborhood dispute story. 36 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 4: But he was well known to police. And to give 37 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 4: you some indication of how high risk they were taking him, 38 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 4: because they executed this search warrant about ten am yesterday morning. 39 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 4: There were ten police officers executing that search. 40 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 3: Do we know why the police were called out to 41 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: the property in the first place, Christine. 42 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 4: Yes, it was a search warrant for some firearms and 43 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 4: it's understood he lived on a bus on a property 44 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 4: and those police officers have entered that bus and that 45 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 4: is when they have been ambushed or as police they executed, 46 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 4: and three of them been shot and just tragically to 47 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 4: have died. One was a fifty nine year old detective 48 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 4: local up here. He was just weeks away from retirement, 49 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 4: thirty for. 50 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 3: A time and aging the Victorian police. 51 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: That's so sad. 52 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 4: Yeah. And then the thirty five year old senior comfortable 53 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 4: is actually from Melbourne and he was up here on 54 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 4: secondment during the snow season. 55 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: Devastating. 56 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: Chris. We were talking earlier about how terrifying it would 57 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: have been yesterday for the locals in that area. There 58 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: would have been a huge police presence last night. What's 59 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: it like this morning now. 60 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 4: Jas, It's the interesting part. I'm at this round about 61 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 4: anyone that knows poor Punker, and there's the main roundabout 62 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 4: in and out of the town, and it was teeming 63 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 4: with police. You had a helicopter which had infrared just 64 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 4: going up and down the bush just like literally doing laps. 65 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 4: There were police command just hundreds of police officers this morning, 66 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 4: no one, not one officer. So we don't know if 67 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 4: that means the search area has been moved or whether 68 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 4: they're going to start again at first light. But what 69 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 4: I can confirm is that this gunman is still on 70 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 4: the run. It's an active situation. We all got text 71 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 4: messages last night. Stay indoors, restrict to travel. Is heavily armed, so. 72 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 2: So as poor Punk is still under lock and key 73 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: like a people still being advised to stay indoors. 74 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 4: That's the advice from police. Limit travel. 75 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 3: What is what is the feeling in the town. Have 76 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: you spoken to many locals? They must be terrified. 77 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, well we got in last night. We spoke to 78 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 4: a couple and a couple of locals when we went 79 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 4: out to get a bite to eat. And you know, 80 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 4: this is this is a tourist town. It's good times. 81 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 4: You know, people go into the snow. Ifelk had devastated, 82 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 4: this is happening in their town and understandably worried that 83 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 4: there wasn't many places open last night because they were 84 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 4: heeding the advice of police staying indoors. 85 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: What a weird feeling this morning not to see any police. 86 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 4: Presence, not one police officer. It's I can't tell you 87 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 4: this place with absolutely teeming with police. Now we have 88 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 4: the SDS tents still are, but not one police officer 89 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 4: in sight. So were you shocked by that? 90 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 3: Christina the media like once stretching their heads wondering what's 91 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 3: going on. 92 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 4: We are absolutely lost. We're wondering have they moved the 93 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 4: search area, have they got some information? They're not telling us, 94 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 4: but all they are saying is that this is still 95 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:42,640 Speaker 4: an active search. 96 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: Imagine how harrowing that would be for the force and 97 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 2: those members who are now, you know, having to search 98 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: the area, or a gunman who took down well three 99 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: of their own, two of them fatally. It is an 100 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 2: extraordinary situation. 101 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: Hey, Christinahran, Channel Nights Today Show. We'll let you go, Chris, 102 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: but we appreciate your time this morning. 103 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 3: But yeah, you're absolutely right, Clint. I feel for everyone 104 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 3: involved in the Victoria Police, for their families, their friends, 105 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 3: for those affected. I don't think anyone in the Victoria 106 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 3: Police wouldn't be affected by this. You know that we 107 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 3: love doing Probe the Pop Poe in this show, and 108 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 3: over the years we've met so many extraordinary men and 109 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 3: women who put on their uniform every day to go 110 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 3: and protect our community, and they would just all be 111 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,679 Speaker 3: feeling the heaviness of this tragedy this morning. 112 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: So police remember and stay around the corner as well. 113 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I just thoughts are very much with you, 114 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 3: and if you see a policeman out and about today, 115 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 3: give them a smile and say thank you, because they 116 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 3: really do work so hard and sacrifice so much to 117 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 3: keep us safe.