Police on Monday shot and killed a man they believe is a suspect who had evaded capture for more than 3 1/2 years after he disappeared into rural New Zealand with his three children.

Police remain at the scene in Waitomo, in western Waikato early Monday morning.

Phillips, who has been on the run with his children for four years, was shot by police after the attempted burglary of a building in Piopio, authorities said