Knife-wielding man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in critical condition
Officers fired five rounds at 43-year-old after he allegedly charged at them with knife and metal rod on March 21 in Kwai Chung
The government on Tuesday confirmed the 43-year-old suspect, surnamed Chung, was pronounced dead at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung at 8.47pm on Monday.
The incident occurred in the early hours of March 21 at the Kwai Chung section of Castle Peak Road, when three officers fired five rounds in total at the construction worker after he allegedly charged at them with a 30cm (12-inch) serrated knife and a metre-long (3.2-foot) metal rod.
The suspect, who was found with a backpack containing camping gear and had no prior criminal record, was believed to have been suffering from mental health issues.
The man was shot in the chest and thigh.
