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(CNN) - A police source told CNN that police fired real bullets at a man in the Tsuen Wan district of Hong Kong.
It is unknown if the man was a protester, although there have been protests in Tsuen Wan on Tuesday.
The condition of man is currently unknown. CNN has approached the police in search of an official statement.
(Joshua Berlinger / CNN)
This is not the first time the police fired real bullets during the protests, but it is the first reported to someone injured. Previously, police fired in the air as a warning during violent demonstrations.
A man is hospitalized in critical condition
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority reported that a man is in critical condition at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung.
The Hospital Authority did not comment on the type of injury of the individual and did not provide more information.
A total of 15 people have been transferred to hospitals starting at 5:00 pm local time, according to a spokesman for the Hospital Authority. Two people have already been discharged and the other 12 wounds are in stable conditions.
After a day of celebrations in Beijing for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, protests erupted again in Hong Kong.
Demonstrations throughout the city began to turn violent, with the launch of homemade bombs and bricks thrown by protesters and the police response that fired tear gas.
Hong Kong
