Nottinghamshire Police officer shot in the foot on Angel Row after approaching two people in the city centre
A Nottinghamshire Police officer was shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre shortly before 04:50 on Sunday 18 October after approaching two people on Angel Row, Nottinghamshire Police, the BBC and the Guardian report. The BBC reports that the officer is being treated in hospital for a foot wound. Brit Brief reports that his condition is stable. A man and a woman left the scene and have not been traced, GB News and Brit Brief report. Police say a firearm has been recovered. Assistant Chief Constable Claire Rukas called it a shocking incident and a sobering reminder of the dangers officers face, and appealed for information. Police say there is no information to suggest a wider threat to the public. Angel Row remained closed on Sunday afternoon.
A shooting in the city centre in the early hours raises questions about how armed people are found and how officers are protected, and it brings the search for the two people into the first hours of the inquiry.
If you were near Angel Row around 04:50 on Sunday or have video from the area, Nottinghamshire Police is asking for information, and its appeal is the route for it.
Police say there is no information to suggest a wider threat to the public.
Ms Rukas called the shooting a shocking incident and a sobering reminder of the dangers officers face.
Confirmed: the shooting, the foot wound and the recovered firearm. Not confirmed: the identity of the two people or how the shot was fired. Watch for an arrest and for any statement about the firearm.
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