Tom Phillips, who vanished with his three children in 2021, was killed after he shot a police officer on Monday, the authorities said. His children were found safe and unharmed.
An image released by the New Zealand Police that the authorities say shows the fugitive Tom Phillips and one of his children on the country’s North Island last month.
Officials on Hainan Island, China’s only tropical beach destination, halted public transportation. Businesses were closed in Sanya, a popular resort city on the island.