HONG KONG, CHINA. (THECOUNT) — A newly emerging video purports to show Hong Kong Police shooting a teen protester in the chest with live ammunition at point blank range this morning, according to reports.
A video of the incident reportedly shows a Hong Kong police officer charging a crowd of protesters with his gun before firing a single shot.
The protester is reportedly in critical condition at Princess Margaret Hospital and will soon be transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital which has a cardiothoracic surgery center, according to the South China Morning Post, reports Gizmodo.
The pro-democracy protester is a “Form Five” student, according to SCMP, the equivalent of an 11th grader in the U.S., which would put his age somewhere around 16 years old.
DEVELOPING::
Geo quick facts: Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, is a special administrative region on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China – Wikipedia.
CAUTION GRAPHIC:
HOI AN, VIETNAM. (THECOUNT) -- In a deeply unsettling turn of events, Greta Marie Otteson,…
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (THECOUNT) -- Despite his mother's pleas to avoid the crowded, unpredictable New…
NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) -- In a twisted turn of scientific endeavor, researchers at Leiden…
BERKELEY COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) -- In a tragic start to the new year, 53-year-old Kevin…
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (THECOUNT) -- Martin "Tiger" Bech, a former Princeton football standout, was among…
LAS VEGAS, NV. (THECOUNT) -- In a shocking incident at the Trump International Hotel in…