At a press conference, Hong Kong police said that the protester shot by an officer this morning is out of surgery, and that there was no 'immediate threat to his life.'
In a press conference Monday afternoon, police addressed the shooting that took place earlier this morning.Early this morning, a 21-year-old protester was shot by a police officer and hospitalized in critical condition. At the press conference, a spokesperson said said the officer had been clearing road barricades when several masked men"surrounded" him, one of whom appeared to be carrying a metal pole.
One of the men moved forward, and the officer tried to arrest him, but a second protester tired to take the officer's gun, the spokesperson said -- which led to the officer opening fire. The spokesperson said there was"no chance" for the officer to issue a warning, and that the officer had felt his life was in danger.
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