Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after nearly four years on the run with his three children.
By Al Jazeera Staff
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 following a burglary in the rural town of Piopio.
Police say they shot Phillips dead after he opened fire on officers, leaving one with critical injuries.
