"Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after nearly four years on the run with his three children. A New Zealand father who was killed by police while on the run with his three children had been hiding at a makeshift bushland campsite stocked with weapons and ammunition, police have said. Tom Phillips, who absconded with his three children in 2021 amid a custody dispute with his former partner, was killed on Monday after being confronted by police"
"Police say they shot Phillips dead after he opened fire on officers, leaving one with critical injuries. Phillips' children aged 12, 10 and nine were safely recovered by authorities. New Zealand Police on Tuesday released images of the campsite where they say Phillips and his children had been holed up before his fatal encounter with police. Police said several firearms were recovered from the campsite located in dense bush in Waitomo, a rural community"
Tom Phillips absconded with his three children in 2021 amid a custody dispute and spent nearly four years on the run. He was killed after being confronted by police following a burglary in Piopio, and officers say they shot him after he opened fire, leaving one officer critically injured. The three children, aged 12, 10 and nine, were safely recovered. A makeshift bushland campsite in Waitomo was found stocked with firearms, ammunition and two quad bikes, and three guns were recovered at the shootout scene. Authorities said officers had worked for years on how to handle a motivated, armed and dangerous subject.
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