Ashlee Aldridge

So that was certainly some new information that also came out of that hearing.

Yeah, that's right.

And that is when the third officer that was critically injured was shot in the leg.

So we know he was also seeking cover and was critically injured.

He was taken by ambulance from the scene after this unfolded and taken to nearby Myrtleford, which is the closest next big town.

And he was actually taken by helicopter to Melbourne with those serious injuries.

So Desi Freeman was last seen walking into the bushland.

Police did fire back.

I think it was two shots were fired back at him.

But he did manage to flee into that thick bushland that goes into the Mount Buffalo National Park.

Yeah, that's right.

We had heard that he had perhaps sent a text message, but we didn't have it confirmed.

But that certainly came out in the hearing that he had sent that message encouraging her to keep going and that he would see her in heaven.

So I actually went back through my phone records and I got a phone call from a contact in the area at 10.30.

After hearing the evidence from Counsel Assisting, I assume that this contact has seen that initial convoy of police going from Bright to Pawpunka.

So they've seen that and they've called and they've just said to me, hey, Ash, you know...

Seems to be a lot of police in the Bright area.

Not sure what's going on.

Maybe it's, you know, something I just thought I would let you know, but there seems to be an unusual amount of police here.

So I sort of jumped off the phone and I had a quick chat to my acting editor and then I called some other contacts.