Dramatic video captures police shooting after wild car chase in Hong Kong; woman and child in vehicle unharmed
- According to the force, the rare shooting came after the man fled an attempted traffic stop, hitting a bus, two private cars, two taxis and a police vehicle before being brought to a halt
- The accused was arrested and taken to Prince of Wales Hospital, while suspected burglary tools were found in the car during a search
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Dash cam shows Hong Kong police in wild car chase with illegal driver in Sha Tin
Police shot a man in the shoulder in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district on Thursday morning, ending a wild 8km car chase that left three others injured.
Officers had earlier stopped the car after its licence was found to have expired, but the driver sped off in his vehicle with police in pursuit. After the shooting, suspected burglary tools were found in the car, prompting further investigations.
The suspect was sent to Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment of injuries to his right shoulder. The 45-year-old man, surnamed Hung, was said to be in a critical condition after surgery to remove the bullet.
His 37-year-old girlfriend and a two-year-old child in her arms, who were passengers in the car, were reportedly unhurt. But a 65-year-old female passenger in another private car, a 52-year-old male taxi driver and two male police officers suffered minor injuries in the chase, which ended with the vehicle sandwiched between two taxis.
Traffic officers were scanning the number plates of passing cars on Tolo Highway near Ma Liu Shui at 9.53am when they discovered the suspect’s silver Honda Civic vehicle was carrying a licence that had expired in 2015.