Demented Hamsters
21-03-2006, 08:13
This is pretty wild, especially as it comes from my town. I was in TST that night too, though by 1am was back on the ferry heading home.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1144819.php/Rogue_cop_kills_constable_in_Hong_Kong_gun_battle
Rogue cop kills constable in Hong Kong gun battle
Hong Kong - A rogue police officer shot a constable dead and critically injured a second policeman before being fatally wounded himself in a gun battle in Hong Kong Friday.
The plain-clothes officer pulled out a handgun when he was stopped by two patrolling officers in a subway in the city's Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district at 1 a.m. Friday, police said.
In a ferocious exchange of fire, he shot the constable through the head and shot his colleague in the face and leg but was fatally wounded by returning fire from the second officer.
Ten shots were fired in the gun battle during which a frantic radio message from the dead constable's colleague brought police reinforcements racing to the bloody scene.
Officers found the three men lying in a pool of blood on the subway floor, the constable dead from a bullet to the head, his colleague critically injured and the rogue officer dying from gunshot wounds.
Three police service revolvers were found lying on the ground, two belonging to the uniformed officers and the third a revolver later found to have been stolen from a policeman murdered in 2001.
The stolen revolver was snatched from a police officer and used to shoot him dead in an execution-style killing as he answered a routine emergency call. The killer was never found.
The gun used had been stolen off a cop and used to kill him (shot in the head) in 2001 when he was attending a reported incident in a block of flats. It was never found and no-one was ever caught over it. It had then been used in a few other crimes since then, including a bank robbery.
The off-duty cop who was killed had been a cop for years, got 2nd highest marks in the sergeant exam but still wasn't promoted. Apparently, while he was an excellent cop, there were issues about his ability to work with colleagues.
Just bizarre, like out of a movie. Cop kills cop, steals gun, commits crimes while still being a cop and no-one suspecting then 5 years later when stopped and would have easily been able to talk his way out (just by showing his police ID) draws the gun and shoots it out with the other two cops. Weird. Couldn't make a better movie if you tried.
Hats off to HK police for their training. 3 shots, 3 hits (2 head shots), 1 fatality and 1 seriously injured. Return fire 7 shots, 5 hits, 1 fatality. Seriously injured cop was able to return fire, empty his revolver, call back-up AND holster his weapon before passing out. That's damn good training there.
Actually makes me feel a bit safer, which is weird when you consider it.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1144819.php/Rogue_cop_kills_constable_in_Hong_Kong_gun_battle
Rogue cop kills constable in Hong Kong gun battle
Hong Kong - A rogue police officer shot a constable dead and critically injured a second policeman before being fatally wounded himself in a gun battle in Hong Kong Friday.
The plain-clothes officer pulled out a handgun when he was stopped by two patrolling officers in a subway in the city's Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district at 1 a.m. Friday, police said.
In a ferocious exchange of fire, he shot the constable through the head and shot his colleague in the face and leg but was fatally wounded by returning fire from the second officer.
Ten shots were fired in the gun battle during which a frantic radio message from the dead constable's colleague brought police reinforcements racing to the bloody scene.
Officers found the three men lying in a pool of blood on the subway floor, the constable dead from a bullet to the head, his colleague critically injured and the rogue officer dying from gunshot wounds.
Three police service revolvers were found lying on the ground, two belonging to the uniformed officers and the third a revolver later found to have been stolen from a policeman murdered in 2001.
The stolen revolver was snatched from a police officer and used to shoot him dead in an execution-style killing as he answered a routine emergency call. The killer was never found.
The gun used had been stolen off a cop and used to kill him (shot in the head) in 2001 when he was attending a reported incident in a block of flats. It was never found and no-one was ever caught over it. It had then been used in a few other crimes since then, including a bank robbery.
The off-duty cop who was killed had been a cop for years, got 2nd highest marks in the sergeant exam but still wasn't promoted. Apparently, while he was an excellent cop, there were issues about his ability to work with colleagues.
Just bizarre, like out of a movie. Cop kills cop, steals gun, commits crimes while still being a cop and no-one suspecting then 5 years later when stopped and would have easily been able to talk his way out (just by showing his police ID) draws the gun and shoots it out with the other two cops. Weird. Couldn't make a better movie if you tried.
Hats off to HK police for their training. 3 shots, 3 hits (2 head shots), 1 fatality and 1 seriously injured. Return fire 7 shots, 5 hits, 1 fatality. Seriously injured cop was able to return fire, empty his revolver, call back-up AND holster his weapon before passing out. That's damn good training there.
Actually makes me feel a bit safer, which is weird when you consider it.