22 Sept 2024法庭線#4068
北角開槍案｜家屬持遺照到警總抗議 遺孀：我好後悔報警！唔係叫你嚟殺死我老公！
Last Sunday (15th), police officers shot and killed a 38-year-old man with a psychotic disorder at a flat on Kam Ping Street, North Point. The man was suspected of attacking his mother and wife. Police said he was holding a cleaver and scissors and charged at the officers. The deceased’s family protested at Police Headquarters today (22nd), questioning whether excessive force had been used. His widow wept and said: “You could have used pepper spray and found a negotiation specialist.” “I called the police to ask you to help us. I didn’t ask you to come and kill my husband.” Police said that, according to a preliminary investigation, the officers’ decision to fire was in accordance with the relevant police guidelines.
上周日（ 15日）警員在北角錦屏街一單位開槍擊斃一名 38 歲、患思覺失調男子，男子懷疑襲擊其母及妻子，警方指，男子當時持菜刀、鉸剪衝向警員。死者家屬今（22日）到警總抗議，質疑警方使用過度武力，遺孀哭訴：「你可用胡椒噴霧，揾吓談判專家。」「我報警係叫你哋幫助我。唔係叫你過嚟殺死我老公。」警方指，根據初步調查，事件中警員開槍的決定符合警隊有關守則。
18 Sept 2024說書人#4055
有團體就北角開槍案發布公開聲明
The group said it was deeply shocked and saddened by the tragedy on 15 September. What should have been a time for family reunion ended with a 38-year-old citizen with a psychiatric history being shot in the chest and killed by police. It expressed its deepest condolences to the families affected, saying the father had urgently sought help in the hope of securing timely care for his son, but the attempt instead resulted in an irreversible tragedy.
The group said the heartbreaking incident had prompted reflection on whether the guidelines and skills available to frontline police officers in handling mental-health emergencies could effectively support their work. It said that more appropriate support for people needing help or experiencing mental-health needs could help officers carry out their duties, protect the lives of both sides and maintain public confidence in emergency services.
It called on police to conduct a fair and comprehensive investigation and review the relevant existing guidelines and training. It also urged the authorities to ensure transparency in the investigation, and called on the public to continue following the incident and monitor the relevant departments’ handling of the investigation. It said continued reflection, learning, cooperation among different parties and participation by all sectors of society were necessary to prevent another tragedy.
我們對於9月15日發生的悲劇深感震驚和悲傷。這原本是一個是團聚的時刻，而一名 38歲、有精神病紀錄的市民被警察向胸部開槍而逝世，讓我們感到無比痛心。失去親人的痛苦是無法估量的，我們在此向受到此事件影響的家庭致以最深切的慰問。父親因希望能為兒子帶來及時的照護而急切地求助，豈料成了無法逆轉的慘劇。
這令人心碎的事件不僅讓我們痛心，也令我們反思不同前線警員在處理精神健康緊急情況時的指引和技巧是否能有效地支援其工作。如果前線警員能更適切地支援所有需要幫助和有精神健康需求的市民，這不僅能幫助他們順利執行職務、保護雙方的生命安全，還能確保市民對緊急服務的信心。
我們呼籲警方對事件進行公正和全面的調查，檢視現有相關指引和訓練。我們亦促請當局確保調查的透明度，同時呼籲大家繼續關注事件，監察調查相關部門的跟進。而我們亦必須繼續透過反思、學習、各單位的配合和社會各界的參與，避免下個悲劇發生。
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