New Zealand man Tom Phillips has been killed in a shootout with police during a burglary in the North Island region of Waikato, according to his sister.
Mr Phillips was at large after he absconded in December 2021 with his three children.
One of the Phillips children was taken into custody, while the other two were found later in the day and are receiving medical treatment, police said.
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