Tom Phillips had been on the run with his three children since December 2021 The remote and squalid bush camp where a fugitive hid his three children before he was killed in a police shoot-out has been exposed in photos released by New Zealand authorities. Tom Phillips's four years on the run in the wilderness of New Zealand's North Island came to a bloody end on Monday when he was killed in a shoot-out with police near the small town of Piopio.
In a tragic end to a case that has captivated New Zealand for nearly four years, fugitive father Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after a burglary on Monday. Phillips had been on the run with his three children since 2021. One of the children was with Phillips during the exchange of fire near Piopio on Monday, while authorities said they had serious concerns for the other two children, who remained missing.
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