"NZ police deputy commissioner Jill Rogers also said one of Tom Phillips' three children who have been missing was located at the shooting scene, as were multiple firearms. We are making urgent inquiries to locate Tom Phillips' other children, who we hold serious concerns for, Rogers said, as Eva Corlett reports. Rogers said the child at the scene was being given support and police would not comment further on the others' location at this time."
"Police laid spikes at an intersection, which the quad bike ran over, she said. The bike came to rest on the road and an officer attending the scene was confronted by gunfire at close range. Our officer has been struck in the head soon after a second patrol unit arrived and engaged the offender, Rogers said, adding the offender died at the scene. The formal identification of this male is yet to take place, but we believe him to be Tom Phillips."
Police responded to reports of a burglary at a rural farm supply store in Piopio at about 2.30am. Information described two people on a quad bike carrying stolen items; police laid spikes at an intersection, which the quad bike ran over. The quad bike came to rest and an attending officer was confronted by close-range gunfire and was struck in the head. A second patrol engaged the offender, who died at the scene and is believed to be Tom Phillips. One of Phillips' three missing children was located at the scene and multiple firearms were recovered. Police are urgently trying to locate the other children.
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