China's National Day celebration was tainted by a bullet fired at a student protester's chest in Hong Kong.
As the pro-democracy movement continues in Hong Kong, protesters defied police bans today and gathered in at least six districts in "mourning" of China's National Day. For the first time in four months, a protester was shot with a live round by a police officer amid violent clashes.
The male protester, a Form Five student around 16 or 17 years old, was reportedly shot in the chest in Tsuen Wan and is in critical condition, according to the South China Morning Post. Seen in video footage after the shooting, the injured protester yelled, "Send me to the hospital. My chest is hurting really bad."
