Woman charged after police officer shot in Nottingham

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 21:02 · Archive

A 27-year-old woman has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm after a police officer was shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre.

A 27-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham city centre early on Sunday morning. Aisha Zaman, of Collison Street, Hyson Green, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent. She has been remanded into custody and will appear before Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday.

The incident occurred at a bus stop in Angel Row at around 4.50am when the officer approached two people acting suspiciously and was shot in the foot. He was treated at the scene and transferred to hospital, where he remains in a stable condition. A sawn-off shotgun was recovered from the street.

Seven people have been arrested in total in connection with the shooting. In addition to Zaman, a 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and later released on conditional bail. A 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender, and remain in police custody. A 30-year-old man arrested in Bedfordshire was recalled to prison for breaching his licence terms, and a 21-year-old woman arrested in southeast London was released on conditional bail.

How it is being reported

• Woman arrested over shooting of police officer in NottinghamAisha Zaman, 27, charged with two firearms offences after incident in city centre on Sunday A 27-year-old woman has been charged over the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham. Aisha Zaman, from the Hyson Green area of the city, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. Continue reading...The Guardian · 22 Oct, 20:52
• Woman, 27, charged after police officer shot in NottinghamAisha Zaman has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offenceThe Independent · 22 Oct, 20:46
• Woman, 27, is charged after police officer shot in the streetAisha Zaman, of Collison Street, Hyson Green, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent.Daily Mail · 22 Oct, 20:45

In this story: Aisha Zaman · Nottingham · Nottinghamshire Police · Angel Row · Collison Street, Hyson Green

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