New Zealand fugitive father Tom Phillips shot dead after attempted burglary, police confirm
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 saidFollow the latest on the shooting liveA fugitive father who had been hiding in New Zealand’s rugged wilderness with his three children for...
<p>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</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/sep/08/tom-phillips-shooting-live-updates-nz-police-search-for-children-of-fugitive-father-shot-new-zealand-police-latest-updates">Follow the latest on the shooting live</a></p></li></ul><p>A fugitive father who had been hiding in New Zealand’s rugged wilderness with his three children for nearly four years has been shot dead by police during an armed burglary, police confirmed on Monday.</p><p>Tom Phillips <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/05/new-zealands-two-year-search-in-wilderness-for-fugitive-father-and-three-missing-children">fled into the Waikato wilderness with his children</a> Ember, now 9, Maverick, 10, and Jayda, 12, just before Christmas 2021, following a dispute with their mother.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/08/tom-phillips-new-zealand-fugitive-father-shot-dead-nz-police">Continue reading...</a>
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