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Man in Tsing Yi shooting charged

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The knife-wielding man who was shot in the hip by an officer at a public housing estate in Tsing Yi on Monday was charged yesterday.

The 27-year-old man has been charged with one count each of possession of an offensive weapon and attempted wounding.

The case will be heard in Tsuen Wan Court today.

He was arrested on Monday after fleeing from police when he was stopped for an identity check outside Wang Ching House in the estate. Three Police Tactical Unit officers pursued him through public housing estates after he produced a fruit knife and tried to attack a sergeant.

During the pursuit, the sergeant shot at the man twice as the suspect ran towards two elderly women on two separate occasions in nearby Cheung Hang Estate. One shot missed, but the second shot hit the suspect's left hip. Police then disarmed and arrested him.

Officers mounted a fruitless search for a bullet casing.

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