Two police officers were gunned down by a suspect whose car had crashed after an earlier attempt to stop the vehicle.
New Zealand Police have shared a piece of art in tribute of fallen officer, Constable Matthew Dennis Hunt.
Following the release of two photographs of Hunt, 28, earlier this morning, police took to social media to share a piece of artwork that combines the two photos.
The illustration shows half of Hunt in his police uniform, and half in his civilian uniform, that he wore in the photo standing near the Cardrona Pub, shared by police this morning.
Police say the artwork is by Dom Anisy, iamdomanisy on Instagram.
Police shared a piece of art as a tribute to Constable Hunt, 28, shot yesterday in Massey. Photo / iamdomanisy
"Great picture. Humanises the person in the uniform. A son, and a brother," one person commented on Facebook.
"You had your whole life in front of you young man, I am proud of your mum for an excellent job of raising you lots of Aroha to your family, friends and many more your police whanau," another person said.
With the family's permission, police released information this morning on Hunt, who was shot dead yesterday during a routine traffic stop in Massey.
Hunt started with police as a member of Wing 312 in October 2017.
He spent most of his career working frontline at Orewa and Helensville Stations before recently moving to work in the Waitematā Road Policing Team based at Harbour Bridge Station.
Hunt was raised on the Hibiscus Coast by his mother Diane, with his sister Eleanor.
They were also looking after the welfare of other police staff who attended the incident, including the other injured officer, as well as the injured member of the public.
