Originally Posted By SuperDry How's that for an attention-grabbing headline? It's absolutely true according to news reports, although perhaps a bit sensational. The full story can be found at: <a href="http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZJZ1I6VKE.html" target="_blank">http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZ ZJZ1I6VKE.html</a> Since the above is a subscription site and since I can't seem to find this story elsewhere, let me summarize. This story is very convoluted, and almost sounds like it's a fictional plot for a suspense movie. Here are the facts as presented in the story: - An off-duty Hong Kong police officer, currently stationed at the HK Disneyland police post, attracts the attention of two on-duty officers in a pedestrian underpass in Tsim Sha Tsui. - The on-duty officers try to search him, probably not knowing that he's a fellow officer. - The off-duty officer pulls out a gun and starts shooting, killing one of the on-duty officers and seriously wounding the other. - The on-duty officers return fire, killing the off-duty officer before falling themselves. - One of the on-duty officers manages to send a radio distress call before collapsing. Responding officers find three bodies in the tunnel, two of them dead, and evidence of an obvious gunfight. They are probably quite surprised to find that the third party is also an officer. - As if this isn't strange enough, the gun used by the off-duty officer was one stolen from the person of an on-duty officer killed five years ago. So, what do we have here? A very convoluted case. A very interesting case. A very tragic case. By the looks of it, there's a dead officer that killed another officer and wounded a third with a gun that had been stolen from yet another officer that was killed five years ago. A couple more points: When I said "HKDL police officer" in the subject, I of course mean a member of the regular Hong Kong police force, not someone employed by Disneyland. Disney of course does not have its own sworn police officers at HKDL or anywhere else as far as I know. Also, in Hong Kong, guns are exceedingly rare outside of on-duty police. Unlike the United States, even most police officers in HK are not allowed to carry their duty weapons or any other weapons while off-duty, so it's exceedingly rare for someone other than an on-duty officer to be in lawful possession of a gun, even if they are a cop. It's possible that there's been a very disturbed individual on duty within the HK police force, and he's been stationed at HKDL. Not that I think this reflects poorly on the HK police, HK in general, or HKDL, but it does make for fascinating reading. And it's certainly a good thing that he didn't "go postal" while on duty at the HKDL police post.
Originally Posted By SuperDry To clarify, Tsim Sha Tsui is "in town," 25 minutes by subway from HKDL.
Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyLand there are different version of this sad incident being reported in various local newspapers. its really sad to hear that the 33yo policman(the good guy) was gunned down.
Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyLand i saw a lot of reporters still at the scene of shooting (near the tunnel) this evening while i was on my way to dinner.
Originally Posted By SuperDry This is indeed a sad story, and almost seems out of place for Hong Kong. This seems to be something that's uniquely suited for the United States for some reason, although I can't quite say why. This makes it all the more unusual to hear about it happening in Hong Kong. I feel sorry for all those involved.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN OMG!! I have walked that same underpass several times without incidents!!!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Yeah, the case is getting weirder and weider here. The police chief investigating the incident said he's been a police officer for 20 years and never seen anything like this before. They still can't figure out why the the police officer even wanted that gun and how it ended up in the hands of the officer that had it?? Not trying to make light on this subject, but it has all the makings of a good crime novel .
