Man charged with assisting offender after Nottingham police officer shot
A 35-year-old man is due to appear in court after an officer was injured by a gunshot while responding to an incident in Nottingham city centre
A man has been charged with assisting an offender following a shooting in Nottingham city centre that left a police officer with a gunshot wound to the foot.
Jahmal Ruddock-Senior, 35, of Gaul Street in Bulwell, has been charged in connection with the incident. He is scheduled to appear at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Monday 26 October.
The shooting took place at approximately 4.50am on Sunday 18 October at a bus stop on Angel Row. The officer had approached two people who were reportedly behaving suspiciously when he was shot in the foot. He remains in hospital receiving treatment.
Woman Previously Charged Over Firearm Offences
Aisha Zaman, 27, of Collison Street in Hyson Green, was charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence.
The charges were authorised following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday 22 October. Zaman appeared before Nottingham Magistrates’ Court the following day, Friday 23 October, and was remanded in custody.
Further Arrests as Police Continue Investigation
Several other individuals have also been arrested as detectives continue their inquiries into the shooting. Those arrested have been released on bail pending further investigation.
They include two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A further woman, aged 33, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender. She has also been released on bail while inquiries continue.
Police investigations into the incident remain ongoing.