Four arrested after police officer shot in foot in Nottingham
Four individuals have been arrested following a shooting incident in Nottingham city centre that left a police officer with a foot injury. The officer remains in stable condition while detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the discharge of a firearm.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding police safety and gun violence in urban UK environments.
Police and investigators at the scene of the shooting on Angel Row in Nottingham on Sunday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Police and investigators at the scene of the shooting on Angel Row in Nottingham on Sunday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA UK news Four arrested after police officer shot in foot in Nottingham Officer in stable condition after incident in city centre in early hours of Sunday
Prefer the Guardian on Google Four people have been arrested after a police officer was shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre.
The officer was struck by a projectile believed to have been fired from a shotgun after approaching two suspects in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Nottinghamshire police said on Monday the officer remained in a stable condition in hospital.
The two suspects fled the scene in Angel Row after the shooting at 4.50am on Sunday, sparking a nationwide police search.
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