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Tsui Po-ko (徐步高; May 17th, 1970 – March 17th, 2006) was a Hong Kong Police Officer, murderer and bank robber. He was responsible for 3 cases of murder and was killed during an ambush with two other police officers in March 2006.
Biography
Tsui joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1993 and was considered an outstanding cadet, winning the "silver whistle" award. During his time as an officer, he attempted to promote to Sergeant rank on four different occasions but was never promoted due to "his stubbornness and difficulty in communication". He also applied to join the Airport Security Unit three times but failed evert atempt.
Murder of Police Officer Leung Shing-yan
On March 14th, 2001 noon, Lei Muk Shue Police Station received a noise complaint from a nearby estate. 24-year-old Leung Shing-yan responded to the call alone as his partner was still havign lunch. Leung's final radio call was received when he reported that he had arrived at the flat and nobody was responding to his knocks. He was then ambushed by Tsui and shot five times at close range. Paramedics were rushed to the scene but Leung was declared dead upon arrival, and his revolver was also missing from the scene.
Bank Robbery
On December 5th, 2001, Tsui carried out an armed bank robbery alone. 31-year-old security guard Zafar Iqbal Khan struggled with Tsui but was shot three times. Tsui fled the bank with HK$490,000 and US$1,000 into a nearby shopping arcade. The police launched a manhunt but failed to identify or catch Tsui.
Police Ambush
On March 17th, 2006, 28-year-old police offer Sin Ka-keung and 33-year-old offer Tsang Kwok-hang were ambushed by Tsui while on patrol in a pedestrian subway. According to Sin, the two attempted to approach the ssuspicious looking Tsui but Tsui fired at both of them when they approached, striking Sin in the head and left leg and mortally wounding Tsang in the head. Sin and Tsang returned fire, with Sin missing 2 shots while Tsang hiting Tsui with 5 shots to the torso and head. Tsang and Tsui were rushed to nearby hospitals but were both declared dead within an hour.
The revolver used by Tsui in the ambush was also confirmed to be the missing revolver from Leung.
Victims
- Leung Shing-yan (24)
- Zafar Iqbal Khan (31)
- Tsang Kwok-hang (33)