On August 11, a female protester was shot in the eye during violent clashes with police in Hong Kong. Protesters blamed police for the accident. But as more details began to surface, the truth turns out to be the other way around.

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Protesters claim that the woman was shot by police with bean bag round, a projectile made of a small fabric pillow filled with lead pellets. But according to where the woman was standing -- behind a two-meter high billboard that blocked her from the police bureau in Tsim Sha Tsui, analysts said no bullets coming from the direction of police could hurt her.

The Hong Kong government issued a statement the next day, saying that no evidence suggested that police were responsible. But there are photos showing protesters carrying slingshots and an M320 grenade launcher, a more lethal type of weapon compared to the bean bag guns used by Hong Kong police.

It's been a week since the tragedy happened. The woman, however, hasn't reported her case to police. One photo obtained online even captured her paying cash to rioters in black shirts. Word has it that she works for Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, the founder of  the Apple Daily and one of the masterminds behind these anti-government rallies.

After the incident, many protesters launched a new round of "an-eye-for-an-eye" demonstrations by wearing eye patches. The woman's bloodied eye and face has been featured on protest posters, and she was described as "a girl who loves Hong Kong."

It is not fair to say that the woman is a victim of police brutality. More likely, she was hurt by one of her gang members with guns or slingshots as they were assaulting the police.

According to the South China Morning Post, the woman could face a permanent loss of eyesight in her right eye.