Police fired live rounds at protesters on the eastern side of Hong Kong island, local media reported.
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Video footage showed a protester lying in a pool of blood with his eyes wide open. Police also pepper-sprayed and subdued a woman nearby as plastic crates were thrown at officers.
A Cupid Producer representative, Lau Sui Yan, told Reuters that their videographer was filming rotesters barricading roads when they caught the shooting footage.
In the video broadcast on Facebook live, rush-hour commuters were seen alighting from public transport as the barricades brought traffic to a standstill, before turning to a commotion that preluded the gunshot.
Other social media videos show investigators visiting the site of the shooting.
The latest violence comes after a student died in hospital last week following a high fall as protesters were being dispersed by police.
