Hong Kong police shooting overshadows China’s big show

For the first time in the months of intense protests in Hong Kong, a police officer shot a protester on Tuesday, hours after China’s highly choreographed National Day celebrations concluded in Beijing.

A spokespersonwoman for the Hong Kong police force said the 18-year-old protester had been shot in his left shoulder but was conscious as he was taken to the hospital.

Details: Video footage of the shooting shows that the protester first seen joining a black-clad mob who tackle and beat a riot officer with what appear to be metal pipes.Video footage showed that before the shooting, a protester had been among a large group of people who tackled a police officer to the ground and beat him with what looked like metal pipes.

At one point, the protester approaches a second police officer, who is standing nearby with ahis handgun drawn. After the protester hits the second officer with the pipe, the officer fires at point-blank range.