Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Despite almost daily reports of missing property , he was able to evade capture until 15 February , when a man named Wimbow , who had been pursuing him with a partner for days , found him in an area of thick brush called Liberty Plains ( near what is now the Concord\/Strathfield area of Sydney ) and shot him .
Simplified: Every day there were reports of missing things , but he was able to avoid being captured until 15 February . A man named Wimbow , who had been searching for days , found him in an area of thick bush called Liberty Plains and shot him .