SYDNEY (Reuters) -A police manhunt in Australia’s rugged alpine bushland entered a second day on Wednesday after a “heavily armed” gunman allegedly shot dead two officers and injured another as they served a warrant at his rural property in the state of Victoria.

Victoria police said the suspected gunman, identified as 56-year-old Dezi Freeman, was a local man with expert knowledge of bushcraft and in possession of multiple powerful firearms.

“I can confirm that the suspect for this horrific event is still at large,” Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said at a news conference on Wednesday.

“The hunt will continue until we find him.”

On Tuesday, a team of 10 police officers, including members of the sexual offences and child investigation team, arrived at Freeman’s property i

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