Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart, one of two Victoria Police officers killed in a shooting in Victoria's north-east last week, will be farewelled at a police funeral in Melbourne today.
The 35-year-old was among a group of 10 police officers serving a warrant for historical sex offences at a rural property in Porepunkah when he was shot and killed last Tuesday.
Suspected gunman Dezi Freeman fled into dense bushland on foot, sparking an enormous manhunt involving hundreds of police officers that is now stretching into its eleventh day.
The senior constable died at the scene alongside 59-year-old Detective Leading Senior Constable Neal Thompson, who will be farewelled at a separate police funeral on Monday.
Today's funeral for Senior Constable de Waart-Hottart will be held from