Six arrested after Nottingham city centre shooting injures police officer
PC Lee Lane was shot in the foot in Angel Row on 18 October. Six further arrests have been made, with two people already charged and remanded in custody.
Six further arrests in Nottingham officer shooting investigation
Six more people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham city centre, bbc.co.uk reports.
PC Lee Lane was shot in the foot after approaching two suspects at a bus stop in Angel Row shortly before 04:50 BST on 18 October. He remains in hospital receiving treatment, Nottinghamshire Police confirmed.
A 31-year-old man was detained in the Scunthorpe area on Tuesday on suspicion of possession of a firearm to endanger life and grievous bodily harm. Five others — two men aged 24 and 31, and three women aged 21, 38 and 38 — were arrested the same day on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Two people have so far been charged in connection with the incident. Aisha Zaman, 27, of Collison Street, Hyson Green, was charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. She was remanded into custody following a hearing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on 23 October.
Jahmal Ruddock-Senior, 35, of Gaul Street, Bulwell, appeared before magistrates on 26 October charged with assisting an offender and was also remanded in custody. Both are due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 20 November.
Several other individuals arrested in connection with the shooting have been released on bail pending further inquiries. These include two men aged 24 and 30, and two women aged 21 and 25, all arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. A 33-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender, has also been bailed.
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