Police open fire in Kwai Chung
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Police received a number of reports from 0.17am that a man holding sharp objects was found wandering outside MTR Tsuen Wan Station and Castle Peak Road – Kwai Chung. Police officers sped to the scene and located the man, who was holding a 30-centimeter long knife and a one-metre long iron pole, outside a garden on Castle Peak Road – Kwai Chung.
Police officers attempted to persuade the man to disarm himself and gave verbal warnings, but the man turned emotional and attempted to attack the officers. An officer then discharged one burst of pepper spray. Officers faced serious threats to life and gave multiple verbal warnings to the man but in vain. To ensure public safety, three officers subsequently fired a total of five shots at him.
Sustaining shot wounds to his thigh and chest, the 43-year-old man was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in unconscious state.
Investigations by the Regional Crime Unit of New Territories South are under way. Anyone who has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 1217.
Ends/Saturday, March 21, 2026
Issued at HKT 14:03
Issued at HKT 14:03
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