'This is where I die': Police officer injured in Matthew Hunt shooting tells court he feared for his life as he fled gunman
'This is where I die': Police officer injured in Matthew Hunt shooting tells court he feared for his life as he fled gunman Newshub 8 hrs ago Alice Wilkins © Image and video Newshub The officer shot at by Eli Epiha told the court how he feared for his life. The police officer who was injured in the shooting that killed Constable Matthew Hunt in West Auckland last June has told a court the bullets that hit him felt like "an explosion of acid through his belt" and that at one point when he locked eyes with the gunman, he thought he was going to die.