Hong Kong police slammed as 'trigger-happy' after teen shot
Holding up posters with the message “Don’t shoot our kids,” Hong Kong residents and classmates of a teenage demonstrator shot in the chest by a police officer rallied Wednesday to condemn police actions and demand accountability.
As they filled an open-air stadium near Tsang’s school in the Tsuen Wan district of northern Hong Kong on Wednesday, more than 2,000 people chanted, “No rioters, only tyranny!” Many held posters reading, “Don’t shoot our kids” and held an arm across their chest below the left shoulder — the location of Tsang’s gunshot wound.
Schoolmates said Tsang loved basketball and was passionate about the pro-democracy cause. A student who wore a Guy Fawkes mask and declined to be named because of fear of retribution said Tsang was “like a big brother” to him and other students. Many students felt that firing at Tsang’s chest, close to his heart, was an attempt to kill him. Police said Tsang had been arrested despite being hospitalized and that authorities would decide later whether to press charges.
Tang said the officer’s action was in line with international procedures but that police would conduct an in-depth investigation into the shooting.
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