1 00:00:09,093 --> 00:00:12,693 Speaker 1: You're listening to a podcast from News talkst be follow 2 00:00:12,773 --> 00:00:16,133 Speaker 1: this and our wide range of podcasts now on iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:16,613 --> 00:00:20,653 Speaker 2: Our major police operation is under way to find fugitive 4 00:00:20,733 --> 00:00:23,732 Speaker 2: Marta Koper's father, Tom Phillips, remaining two children after he 5 00:00:23,853 --> 00:00:27,373 Speaker 2: was shot dead by police on a rural White Cuptle road. 6 00:00:27,493 --> 00:00:30,653 Speaker 2: News Talks there Be's Jordan done Is on the ground 7 00:00:30,773 --> 00:00:34,293 Speaker 2: in Peel Peel and joins us now, Jordan, very good afternoon. 8 00:00:33,853 --> 00:00:36,413 Speaker 3: To you, hey guys, Ajan a good thanks. 9 00:00:36,412 --> 00:00:36,812 Speaker 1: Fist up. 10 00:00:36,813 --> 00:00:39,213 Speaker 4: Any word on the condition of the police officer that was. 11 00:00:39,213 --> 00:00:41,492 Speaker 3: Shot, Well, all we really know is there was a 12 00:00:41,533 --> 00:00:44,053 Speaker 3: shot injury to the he is and they're still in 13 00:00:44,053 --> 00:00:47,853 Speaker 3: a critical condition. They're going to be undergoing multiple surgeries. 14 00:00:47,853 --> 00:00:50,532 Speaker 3: But other than that's not really much information. All I 15 00:00:50,533 --> 00:00:53,653 Speaker 3: can really say, though, is that in the press conference 16 00:00:53,813 --> 00:00:57,053 Speaker 3: with the acting Deputy Commissioner, there was this sense of 17 00:00:57,173 --> 00:01:00,333 Speaker 3: heaviness that this was a really serious incident, and that 18 00:01:00,533 --> 00:01:03,453 Speaker 3: is that the injuries are quite bad. So we're really 19 00:01:03,453 --> 00:01:05,973 Speaker 3: just going to be hearing the updates, you know, throughout 20 00:01:06,013 --> 00:01:07,813 Speaker 3: the day, and there was going to be another press 21 00:01:07,813 --> 00:01:10,333 Speaker 3: conference you know, in the area at about three o'clock 22 00:01:10,333 --> 00:01:12,133 Speaker 3: maybe three point thirty were we're hoping to get some 23 00:01:12,173 --> 00:01:12,932 Speaker 3: of that more information. 24 00:01:13,572 --> 00:01:15,613 Speaker 4: Do we know what has happened with the child who 25 00:01:15,693 --> 00:01:17,693 Speaker 4: was with his dad? Has he been looked after by 26 00:01:17,733 --> 00:01:19,133 Speaker 4: authorities or family? 27 00:01:20,453 --> 00:01:22,973 Speaker 3: Well, they're not telling us which of the children it is, 28 00:01:23,853 --> 00:01:26,292 Speaker 3: But what we do know is the mother has been 29 00:01:26,373 --> 00:01:29,853 Speaker 3: informed of the incident, but the mother, at least earlier today, 30 00:01:30,053 --> 00:01:33,093 Speaker 3: hadn't seen the child. They say that they're still in 31 00:01:33,133 --> 00:01:36,252 Speaker 3: police custody and they're being dealt with by Police STARFF 32 00:01:36,292 --> 00:01:39,453 Speaker 3: and Byodonga Tambarriti. And that's really all the information they've 33 00:01:39,453 --> 00:01:41,093 Speaker 3: given us in terms of that. They're not really giving 34 00:01:41,173 --> 00:01:43,172 Speaker 3: any more information about who it is, which are the children, 35 00:01:43,212 --> 00:01:44,973 Speaker 3: and which of the other two children are missing, and 36 00:01:45,013 --> 00:01:46,813 Speaker 3: so again more hopefully all this afternoon. 37 00:01:47,053 --> 00:01:49,213 Speaker 2: What sort of police presence is on the ground in 38 00:01:49,253 --> 00:01:52,453 Speaker 2: Popo at the moment, Jordan. Are you seeing quite a 39 00:01:52,533 --> 00:01:54,773 Speaker 2: number of police? Are you seeing any choppers in the sky, 40 00:01:54,893 --> 00:01:56,093 Speaker 2: any of that sort of activity. 41 00:01:57,293 --> 00:02:00,413 Speaker 3: There's definitely a lot of police resources. Police have said 42 00:02:00,413 --> 00:02:02,453 Speaker 3: that they're kind of putting out everything that's available to 43 00:02:02,493 --> 00:02:05,253 Speaker 3: them to find these last two children. They are accordings, 44 00:02:05,253 --> 00:02:08,293 Speaker 3: there are accordings, you know, on the way to Matakopall, 45 00:02:08,413 --> 00:02:12,213 Speaker 3: so Cardons and that was where kind of the incident 46 00:02:12,253 --> 00:02:15,893 Speaker 3: took place. And there's also some cordons around where you know, 47 00:02:15,893 --> 00:02:17,813 Speaker 3: there's a police prisons around where that robbery was at 48 00:02:17,813 --> 00:02:20,253 Speaker 3: Burgley all that sort of thing. So a lot of 49 00:02:20,252 --> 00:02:22,252 Speaker 3: police that are being put out a lot of police 50 00:02:22,293 --> 00:02:24,572 Speaker 3: resources to try and track down these two kids. 51 00:02:25,013 --> 00:02:27,132 Speaker 4: What are the ages of the kids? We don't know 52 00:02:27,333 --> 00:02:30,893 Speaker 4: which particular kid was with their father at the time 53 00:02:30,933 --> 00:02:33,213 Speaker 4: of these tragic events, but what are the ages of 54 00:02:33,493 --> 00:02:34,413 Speaker 4: the three kids? 55 00:02:35,093 --> 00:02:38,133 Speaker 3: So the eldest I believe is twelve years old, the 56 00:02:38,173 --> 00:02:40,773 Speaker 3: youngest I believe is nine years old, and the other 57 00:02:40,813 --> 00:02:42,733 Speaker 3: one is somewhere in between. You can greet me if 58 00:02:42,773 --> 00:02:44,813 Speaker 3: I'm wrong, but I believe that is the age rangers. 59 00:02:44,853 --> 00:02:48,213 Speaker 3: And obviously they first all started three years ago, so 60 00:02:48,252 --> 00:02:50,373 Speaker 3: they were all three years young women this first started. 61 00:02:50,532 --> 00:02:52,133 Speaker 3: I think the first one was, you know, close to 62 00:02:52,213 --> 00:02:54,293 Speaker 3: five years old when they first went out and they 63 00:02:54,373 --> 00:02:56,453 Speaker 3: first disappeared with their father, Tom Phillips. So you can 64 00:02:56,493 --> 00:02:57,933 Speaker 3: imagine how hard it is for those kids. 65 00:02:58,252 --> 00:03:01,773 Speaker 4: Yeah, absolutely, I mean whichever ones that are out there, 66 00:03:01,813 --> 00:03:05,733 Speaker 4: those are young kids out on their own, yes, assumedly 67 00:03:05,773 --> 00:03:06,373 Speaker 4: out on their own. 68 00:03:06,733 --> 00:03:09,453 Speaker 2: Yeah, so we were, but we heard in that police 69 00:03:09,493 --> 00:03:13,253 Speaker 2: stand up and it seemed like police were absolutely unsure 70 00:03:13,293 --> 00:03:16,733 Speaker 2: of where these children are. Is that the situation, as 71 00:03:16,773 --> 00:03:20,093 Speaker 2: you understand it, that they've literally do not know where 72 00:03:20,093 --> 00:03:22,253 Speaker 2: these children are? Or could it be a situation where 73 00:03:22,252 --> 00:03:24,533 Speaker 2: they might know where they are and they're just assessing 74 00:03:25,053 --> 00:03:26,973 Speaker 2: the situation before they hit it. 75 00:03:28,013 --> 00:03:29,933 Speaker 3: Yeah, well that's exactly what I asked. They asked you, 76 00:03:29,972 --> 00:03:32,053 Speaker 3: so you know that these two children are out there, 77 00:03:32,053 --> 00:03:34,413 Speaker 3: but do you know at all where they are? And 78 00:03:34,453 --> 00:03:37,333 Speaker 3: they said no. But the weird thing is this kid, 79 00:03:37,453 --> 00:03:40,533 Speaker 3: this child that they do have, They say they are cooperating. 80 00:03:41,013 --> 00:03:44,533 Speaker 3: So I'm wondering at what stage are they being asked 81 00:03:44,573 --> 00:03:46,333 Speaker 3: where the children are? Does the other one know where 82 00:03:46,333 --> 00:03:48,853 Speaker 3: those are? The two children are? But what they have 83 00:03:48,973 --> 00:03:50,653 Speaker 3: see it is even if they do know, even if 84 00:03:50,653 --> 00:03:52,613 Speaker 3: they do find out, they're not going to reveal to us. 85 00:03:52,653 --> 00:03:54,413 Speaker 3: They're going to be keeping that a secret maybe further 86 00:03:54,493 --> 00:03:57,733 Speaker 3: down the line. But until those two are found, we 87 00:03:57,853 --> 00:04:00,253 Speaker 3: really just have no idea. And I guess that's why 88 00:04:00,253 --> 00:04:02,053 Speaker 3: there's so many police resources on the ground, so they 89 00:04:02,093 --> 00:04:05,533 Speaker 3: can I don't know, comb the area and just try 90 00:04:05,573 --> 00:04:06,213 Speaker 3: and track them down. 91 00:04:06,533 --> 00:04:08,573 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, let's just hope that the one that they 92 00:04:09,173 --> 00:04:11,853 Speaker 4: are looking after now one knows where the other two 93 00:04:11,893 --> 00:04:14,693 Speaker 4: are owners willing to chat. That would be good news. 94 00:04:15,053 --> 00:04:18,813 Speaker 4: So what first ad alerted police to the scene. I 95 00:04:18,813 --> 00:04:20,933 Speaker 4: believe it was about three point thirty in the morning. 96 00:04:21,333 --> 00:04:23,653 Speaker 4: What was the call out, Well. 97 00:04:23,453 --> 00:04:26,413 Speaker 3: It was actually slightly earlier when there was a member 98 00:04:26,453 --> 00:04:29,293 Speaker 3: of the public who felt like there was something going 99 00:04:29,333 --> 00:04:32,493 Speaker 3: on at a commercial address in Pure, Pure and it 100 00:04:32,533 --> 00:04:35,573 Speaker 3: appeared like it was a burglary. Now police say that 101 00:04:35,613 --> 00:04:38,813 Speaker 3: the description of them was, you know, two people on 102 00:04:38,853 --> 00:04:41,413 Speaker 3: a quad bike, one larger, one smaller, and they're in 103 00:04:41,493 --> 00:04:44,173 Speaker 3: farm Get and they thought, well, this matches the description 104 00:04:44,253 --> 00:04:46,573 Speaker 3: of Tom Phillips, and that's when they sent out more 105 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:50,813 Speaker 3: resources to try and find them. And they knew that 106 00:04:50,933 --> 00:04:53,053 Speaker 3: obviously they'd be trying to go back to Matakoppa some way. 107 00:04:53,093 --> 00:04:56,613 Speaker 3: So what they did is they laid spikes along the 108 00:04:56,613 --> 00:04:59,253 Speaker 3: intersection that would be going that way, and fear enough, 109 00:04:59,253 --> 00:05:01,173 Speaker 3: they were driving on the quad bike and they got spiked. 110 00:05:01,493 --> 00:05:03,693 Speaker 3: Then further down the line they were able to track 111 00:05:03,733 --> 00:05:06,693 Speaker 3: them and one one police officer in their car was 112 00:05:06,733 --> 00:05:08,493 Speaker 3: able to go and find the with the quad I 113 00:05:08,533 --> 00:05:10,733 Speaker 3: could come to a stop and that's where their altercation 114 00:05:10,813 --> 00:05:13,333 Speaker 3: took place, where the officer was shot injured and Tom 115 00:05:13,333 --> 00:05:14,413 Speaker 3: Fillips was shot and killed. 116 00:05:15,133 --> 00:05:18,533 Speaker 4: Have we heard anything from Tom Phillips's. 117 00:05:17,933 --> 00:05:23,173 Speaker 3: Family at the stage, not much. I believe the sister 118 00:05:23,293 --> 00:05:26,333 Speaker 3: of Tom Phillips has spoken to Arenz and mentioned earlier 119 00:05:26,373 --> 00:05:28,452 Speaker 3: on and then confirmed that Tom Phillipps was the person 120 00:05:28,493 --> 00:05:32,693 Speaker 3: that was killed. The mother has been contacted by police, 121 00:05:32,773 --> 00:05:34,693 Speaker 3: but as far as I know, she hasn't made any 122 00:05:34,693 --> 00:05:38,853 Speaker 3: public statements yet. And the police were just saying Tom 123 00:05:38,853 --> 00:05:40,973 Speaker 3: Phillips's family has been informed, they know all of this 124 00:05:41,013 --> 00:05:42,573 Speaker 3: has happened. I think we're just going to wait. It 125 00:05:42,613 --> 00:05:44,893 Speaker 3: might just be a bat matter of time until they 126 00:05:45,213 --> 00:05:47,493 Speaker 3: choose to if they want to, you know, make it 127 00:05:47,853 --> 00:05:49,773 Speaker 3: come out and make a public statement. 128 00:05:50,453 --> 00:05:55,013 Speaker 4: When is the next major press conference from authorities on this? 129 00:05:55,573 --> 00:05:59,573 Speaker 3: As the one book they have indicated, there'll be one 130 00:05:59,653 --> 00:06:02,373 Speaker 3: three o'clock maybe three point thirty in the White Timo area. 131 00:06:02,893 --> 00:06:05,053 Speaker 3: They did this because instead of being at Hamilton like 132 00:06:05,093 --> 00:06:07,093 Speaker 3: it was earlier, because they figured a lot of the 133 00:06:07,133 --> 00:06:09,493 Speaker 3: media would be out there. We are to kind of 134 00:06:09,533 --> 00:06:12,173 Speaker 3: assess the situation. It could be in Pure Pure, it 135 00:06:12,213 --> 00:06:13,813 Speaker 3: could be in Matacopa. We know it's kind of in 136 00:06:13,813 --> 00:06:15,893 Speaker 3: that vicinity. I imagine we'll be in Pure Pure, but 137 00:06:15,973 --> 00:06:19,693 Speaker 3: that's just my assumption. And really what information we're going 138 00:06:19,733 --> 00:06:22,053 Speaker 3: to be listening for. What's the condition of the officer, 139 00:06:22,373 --> 00:06:25,213 Speaker 3: and too, we're the kids. Those are the two questions. 140 00:06:25,373 --> 00:06:28,333 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jordan, thank you very much for that update. We'll 141 00:06:28,333 --> 00:06:30,333 Speaker 2: have a chat to you a little bit later this afternoon. 142 00:06:30,413 --> 00:06:30,933 Speaker 3: Thanks Chad. 143 00:06:31,133 --> 00:06:33,373 Speaker 2: That is News Talks. There be's Jordan done with the 144 00:06:33,453 --> 00:06:37,173 Speaker 2: latest line from Pure Pure in regards to the investigation 145 00:06:37,253 --> 00:06:39,333 Speaker 2: after the fatal shooting of Tom Phillips and the search 146 00:06:39,373 --> 00:06:42,773 Speaker 2: for his remaining two children. As mentioned, we will continue 147 00:06:42,773 --> 00:06:45,533 Speaker 2: to bring you updates on that story throughout the afternoon. 148 00:06:46,213 --> 00:06:49,173 Speaker 1: For more from News Talks EDB listen live on air 149 00:06:49,373 --> 00:06:52,053 Speaker 1: or online, and keep our shows with you wherever you 150 00:06:52,133 --> 00:06:54,493 Speaker 1: go with our podcast on iHeartRadio.