Police say a male officer approached two suspects in Angel Row, Nottingham city centre, shortly before 04:50 BST on Sunday, 18 October. The Independent and the Telegraph both report that the pair were standing at a bus stop when he went over to them. Police believe a projectile fired from a shotgun hit the officer in the foot. The two suspects ran off straight afterwards, and the Guardian reports that their escape prompted a nationwide police search. Officers also recovered a firearm.
By Monday, 19 October, Nottinghamshire Police said four people had been arrested. A 27-year-old woman was held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. A 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender after officers stopped their car in the Radford area on Sunday evening. The fourth arrest came in the early hours of Monday, when a car was stopped in Bedfordshire and a 30-year-old man was held on suspicion of assisting an offender. All four are in police custody and being questioned by detectives.
The officer remains in hospital and is in stable condition, police said on Monday. Claire Rukas, the Nottinghamshire assistant chief constable, said detectives were working to establish what happened before, during and after the shooting.
“The injured officer continues to recover in hospital and is receiving support from colleagues and loved ones.”
Gary Godden, the city's police and crime commissioner, said the officer was "stable" and with his family. He said the injuries were not life-threatening but were most likely to be life-altering. Asked about the officer's return to work, Godden said it was too early to say and that he would learn the medical details later. He praised the officer's bravery and said the officer had been about to speak to two people who were acting suspiciously.
“This officer was going to speak to two individuals who were acting suspiciously, and this happened.”
Angel Row was closed until Sunday evening and has since reopened. Godden said the city centre was busy on Monday and urged people to continue with their daily lives, adding that there would be more police officers in the city centre to reassure people. He said it had been about 20 years since a police officer was last shot in the city. While he understood concerns about Nottingham's gun violence in the 1990s and early 2000s, he did not believe the city was going back to those times. Earlier on Monday, a search was still ongoing for the two people who fled the scene. Godden said the reason for the shooting would become clear once the investigation reached the individuals involved, and he urged anyone with information to contact police.
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Police believe a shotgun projectile struck the officer after he approached two suspects in Angel Row early on Sunday, 18 October. He remains in stable condition in hospital, and four people are now in custody.
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