The Porepunkah airfield has been temporarily closed as authorities respond to the ongoing incident in the alpine area.

Situated two nautical miles south of Porepunkah in the Buckland Valley, the site remains accessible to police and emergency services, according to the ABC.

Meanwhile, Alpine Shire council buildings have been closed, and the local primary school has been placed in lockdown.

Police say the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”.

Members of this movement reject government authority and use pseudo-legal theories – legal-sounding ideas with no basis in real law – to target government institutions.

The shooter is still at large.

Police have deployed a large presence, including a helicopter and an armoured vehicle, to secure the scene of the shooting in rural Porepunkah, about 300 kilometres from Melbourne.

The injured police officer is in stable condition, the authorities said on Tuesday.

Ambulance Victoria spokesperson said in a statement: “Ambulance Victoria is on scene, paramedics have treated one person for serious lower body injuries and transported them by air ambulance in a stable condition.”

Two police officers are reportedly dead following a shooting at a rural property in Porepunkah, about 300 km north-east of Melbourne.

The third officer was injured.

The officers were serving a warrant linked to historical sex offences when the shooting occurred, according to ABC News.

The outlet reported that firearms were taken from the deceased officers.

Two police officers have been killed and another injured while serving a warrant at an address in rural Australia, according to multiple local media reports.

Officials have yet to confirm any deaths but Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese and Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan have both praised the police officers involved for their bravery.

The “active incident” continues to unfold in Porepunkah, Victoria, where a local primary school has been placed in lockdown.

More to follow here.