Police officer shot by Tom Phillips during Piopio incident returns to work
An officer shot multiple times by fugitive Tom Phillips in September 2025 is returning to work on light duties.
A police officer who was shot by Tom Phillips during an incident in Piopio last September is returning to work. The officer, who has not been named, was shot at close range after being the first to reach Phillips when he tried to flee police following a burglary. The officer will initially return on light duties.
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Officer shot by Tom Phillips to return to work on 'light duties'
The officer was the first to reach Phillips on the morning of September 8, 2025, when the fugitive Marokopa father tried to flee police after a burglary in Piopio.
NZ Herald
Police officer shot by Tom Phillips to return to work on ‘light duties’
The officer was ambushed and shot at least four times at close range.
RNZ
Police officer shot by Tom Phillips returns to work
The officer, who has not been named, was shot several times by Phillips last September.