NZ Police/supplied Their trial got underway on Monday at the High Court. Hunt died after being shot while carrying out a routine traffic stop in Massey, West Auckland, on June 19, 2020. It’s understood Hunt, who was unarmed, was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at the scene. RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff Eli Epiha admitted killing Constable Matthew Hunt at the High Court. His colleague was shot in the leg and taken to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition. Hunt was raised on Auckland’s Hibiscus Coast and was described by his family as a “classic coastie”. He completed a criminology degree at Auckland University of Technology and worked as a case manager at Auckland Prison before joining the police.