Australian police said Thursday they will not rest until they catch a 56-year-old gunman who fled into the bush two days earlier after allegedly killing two officers.

Detectives said they were speaking to the man’s partner and searching rugged, forested terrain near the small town of Porepunkah, in the northeast of Victoria state.

The suspect, identified by police as Dezi Freeman, escaped on foot after opening fire when a team of 10 police arrived at his property on Tuesday, allegedly killing two policemen and wounding a third.

Police say the man — described by local media as a radicalised conspiracy theorist — is heavily armed, has bush survival skills and knows the area well.

“We will not rest until we apprehend the offender,” said Russell Barrett, Victoria police deputy commissioner

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