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2025September › 08

New Zealand

10 months ago

A New Zealand father who disappeared with his three children into the wilderness has been killed in a shootout with cops.
Tom Phillips had been evading authorities for nearly four years with his three children. He was killed in a shoot-out with police officers, and his children found alive.
Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children in 2021 after losing a custody battle.

Phillips, who has been on the run with his children for four years, was shot by police after officers came under fire while investigating burglary in Piopio, authorities said

  • New Zealand police search…

Man who absconded with his three children in 2021 shot dead after firing on police, authorities say.

Sightings of Phillips and his three children were rare over the years and mystery surrounded how they survived in the remote wilderness

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The home secretary will meet with counterparts from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Police remain tight-lipped about the some wild speculation after New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips was shot dead by an officer on Monday.
As for how Tom Phillips had managed to survive in the unforgiving elements for so long, the general consensus in Marokopa was that it wasn't due to bushcraft skills alone...

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