反送中運動社區化，有網民藉昨日農曆七月十四盂蘭節，即鬼節，發起「深水埗激光燒衣積陰德祈福晚會」，於深水埗警署對面馬路以「激光燒衣」活動示威。燒衣昨晚8時開始，深水埗警署外早架設大型水馬，附近行人天橋有人以雷射筆射向警署，警署內警員多次以揚聲器警告此乃襲警行為，要求停止及稱可用武力驅趕。
之後聚集市民開始在天橋下行人路位置準備金銀衣紙等祭品燒衣，多人以觀星筆嘗試聚焦衣紙稱希望「雷射點火」，唯照射逾10秒仍未能燃點。其間有人到警署外撒溪錢，並將香燭插在路中心花槽上。有人不時高呼「黑警還眼」口號，表達對警員以布袋彈射爆少女眼球又不願承認的不滿。
燒衣活動一直和平，亦未有人衝擊警署，但一批防暴警手持長盾8時40分突出動，衝上只有記者停留的行人天橋清場，引來橋下市民鼓譟。防暴警之後推進至地面，多次舉紅旗警告以雷射筆照射的市民停止衝擊，否則使用武力；大批在附近食店進餐的市民大喝倒采，高呼警察是黑社會。
防暴警之後退回深水埗警署。晚上約9時45分，警方突然警告後即從警署內發射最少四發催淚彈，大批市民即時撤離。10時42分，警察清場時向石硤尾方向推進，期間多次在沒有市民、沒有任何人衝擊，及近距離接近防線下，依然狂放催淚彈。
深水埗港鐵站內裏滿布催淚彈殘餘的氣味，有市民不斷咳嗽，如同毒氣室。催淚煙攻入民居，居民到樓下哭訴。
Protesters gathered in front of Sham Shui Po Police Station since 8 pm on14 August to commence a ‘ritual’ in conjunction with the Yulan (Hungry Ghost) Festival.
Many protesters flash laser pointers at the police station from the overhead pedestrian footbridge while police warned them to stop ‘assaulting’ police officers. Others gathered at the junction of Yen Chow Street and Ki Lung Street to burn joss papers and hell bank notes. Many people tried to focus on the paper with the Laser pointers hoping for “laser ignition”, but failed after more than 10 seconds of exposure. Several protesters scattered hell bank notes outside the police station and police warned them to leave.
The joss burning activities were peaceful, and no one attacked the police station. However, a riot police with long shield came out at 8:40, and rushed to the pedestrian footbridge where only journalists were present, which led to angry noises of the citizens under the bridge.
At 9.45pm, police fired at least 5 tear gas rounds, after black flag was hoisted, inside the police station. A large number of people immediately evacuated. At 10:42, when the police started clearing, they pushed in the direction of Shek Kip Mei. During the period, many tear gas rounds were fired where no one was present, no one attacked or get close to the police.
The Sham Shui Po MTR station is filled with the residual smell of tear gas, like a gas chamber. Many people were coughing. Tear gas flowed into the residences, forcing people to come downstairs crying with complaints.
