HONG KONG — A Hong Kong police officer shot an antigovernment demonstrator on Monday, an escalation likely to inflame tensions in a financial hub that was already jittery over the recent death of a student following a clash with the police. The officer fired three shots on Monday morning toward two black-clad protesters in a neighborhood where traffic had been snarled by roadblocks, video footage from the scene shows. One of the protesters crumpled to the ground after being hit at point-blank range, and appeared conscious afterward. The footage was broadcast live on Facebook from the Sai Wan Ho neighborhood by Cupid Producer, which describes itself as a production house based in Hong Kong. The shooting on Monday came as pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong blocked roads and scuffled with riot police officers across the city as part of what had been billed as a citywide general strike.

Source: International New York Times November 10, 2019 22:00 UTC