Ta Kung Pao News] Reporter Zhou Liangheng reported that a short film circulated on the Internet showed that several police officers were suspected of holding a gun out of a game machine shop, and a police officer held a telescopic baton and shouted, "Good, good". A man in blue with a low mask held his hands up outside the door as if to surrender. The police officers rushed to the ground to subdue him. It is understood that the man broke into a machine shop at No. 5 Wenying Street with a knife and broke three game consoles and four chairs. The police received the report and rushed to the scene. During the time, someone was emotional and the two sides had a confrontation. The police pulled out the "pepper ball launcher" and pointed it at the man.

The police said that at 10:30 p.m. the day before yesterday (the 20th), the police received a report from a 48-year-old staff member surnamed Wang, referring to a man holding a knife about 30 cm in length entering a game console store in Jotun, feeling excited and damaging the facilities in the store. After receiving the report, the police quickly arrived at the scene and issued a warning to ask the suspect to lay down his weapon. However, the man was still emotional and refused to obey the police instructions. The police officer then held the "pepper ball launcher" to take precautions and decisively subdued the suspect. The 44-year-old man surnamed Chen was arrested for "criminal destruction" and "possession of offensive weapons". The case was handed over to the sixth team of the criminal investigation team of the Yau Tsim Police District for investigation.

It is a new low-lethal weapon

The police reiterated that the police force has strict rules on the use of force and will use the minimum force required to arrest suspects. In the incident, the "pepper ball launcher" used by the police officers is a new type of low-lethal weapon, which is different from other lethal weapons; The pepper water emitted by the Pepper Ball Launcher is a natural mixture. The discomfort caused by the pepper ball powder will generally disappear in about 45 minutes, and will not cause permanent damage to the infected person. Since the introduction of the "pepper ball launcher" by the police force, the relevant weapons have helped the police deal more effectively with violent persons and reduce the impact on other citizens, thus more effectively protecting the safety of life and property of citizens.