Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips has been fatally shot by police after an officer was shot in the head on a rural road in western Waikato this morning.
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said police were called at about 2.30am to a report of a burglary at a commercial property in the Waitomo District.
"During the response, a man and a police officer were shot. The man was provided immediate first aid, however died at the scene."
The officer was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
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One of Phillips' children was at the scene and is safe, but the other two remain missing.
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