The fatal shooting of two police officers who were ambushed while executing a search warrant has drawn comparisons to a deadly rural siege.

A 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable were killed and another detective wounded when a man shot at them on a property in Porepunkah, about 300km northeast of Melbourne.

They were among 10 officers who attended the home on Tuesday to serve the warrant.

[Porepunkah shooting][Porepunkah shooting] Police say ten officers in total had attended the property when the deadly ambush took place. (Simon Dallinger/AAP PHOTOS) Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed the alleged perpetrator had been known to police and a risk assessment had been completed before officers attended the remote property.

"The fact that there were

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