較早前盧偉聰召開記者會，回應於十月一日荃灣示威中，有警員近距離槍擊示威者心口事件。他聲稱「警員曾警告但無效，生命受嚴重威脅，逼於無奈使用佩槍，制止暴力襲擊，做法合法及合理。」他又聲稱在場警員隨即為傷者止血及施救。本台記者從另一角度拍攝到事發經過，發現與警方描述有所出入。
盧偉聰於記者會聲稱警員曾向示威者警告但無效，而警員感到生命受嚴重威脅，逼於無奈使用佩槍。然而，片段顯示警員舉槍時先指向前方示威者頭部，然後指向右方的示威者於不足一米的距離內向左胸開槍，整個過程不足一秒，並未有向在場市民作任何警示。
盧又聲稱有人向受傷倒地的傷者及警員投擲汽油彈。然而錄影片段中只有一枚汽油彈於警員位置五米外落地，而在場警員亦無為中槍倒地的傷者進行保護或急救，只站在一旁及制服一名示威者，期間該警員更聲稱：「First-aid 我都有啦」。
盧又聲稱在場警員隨即為傷者止血及施救，但片段中顯示傷者中槍倒地後至少三分鐘，除了正在制服示威者的警員外，在旁六位警員仍沒有施救，期間中槍者多次高喊「救命」，惟警員仍沒有理會，直至三分鐘後方有警員低頭查看傷者。片段亦顯示中槍後至少五分鐘，仍未有警方急救員到場施救。
Earlier, Commission of Police, Stephen Lo responded in a press release that an officer fired point blank at a protester in the 1st of October protest. Lo claimed, "the officer had warned the protesters but to no avail and he had felt that his life was in grave danger. He had no choice but to stop violence with his gun; all is legal and legitimate." He also claimed that the officers IMMEDIATELY treated the victim's wounds to save him.Our reporters recorded the incident from a different angle, which seems to speak differently of these claims.
First, Commission Lo argues that the protesters had not heeded the police's warnings, causing the officer to "feel that he was in grave danger" and needed to use his gun. However, footage shows that the officer first points his gun to protester's head in front of him, then to his right, firing at a protester in less than 1 meter. This transition lasted less than a second, making it impossible for any 'warning' to have been issued.
Second, Lo argues that someone had thrown a petrol bomb at the fallen protesters and police. However, footage reveals that there had only been one such object thrown, falling onto somewhere 5 meters away from them. No police officers could be seen doing anything for the protester shot at all, but were busy subduing another protester or just watching.
Also, Lo argued that the police had IMMEDIATELY treated his wounds, but footage reveals that the shot protester was left on the ground for AT LEAST 3 minutes completely ignored. The shot protester was screaming "SAVE ME", yet the police officer had stayed clear away from him. Only after 3 minutes had there been an officer checking on him. For well over 5 minutes, no police officer could be seen treating his wounds.
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