Six more arrests follow Nottingham police officer shooting
Extra suspects detained in connection to officer shot in the foot
Six more people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham city centre.
The incident occurred when Pc Lee Lane approached two individuals at a bus stop on Angel Row at 4.50am on 18th October. Pc Lane was shot in the foot and remains in hospital for treatment.
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, on suspicion of possessing a firearm to endanger life and causing grievous bodily harm. Nottinghamshire Police also arrested five additional suspects on the same day for assisting an offender. These include two men, aged 31 and 24, and three women, aged 38, 38, and 21.
Previously, Aisha Zaman, 27, from Hyson Green, was charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and intent to commit an indictable offence. Court proceedings revealed Zaman allegedly took the weapon from a man and concealed it in her jacket before it discharged, injuring the officer.
Jahmal Ruddock-Senior, 35, from Bulwell, has been charged with assisting an offender in relation to the incident. Both Zaman and Ruddock-Senior are scheduled to appear at the city's crown court later this month.
Furthermore, two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, who had been previously arrested for assisting an offender, have been released on bail. A 33-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender, is also on bail as investigations proceed.
Police urge anyone with information to contact them on 101, quoting incident 106 of 18th October 2026, or reach out to Crimestoppers anonymously at 0800 555 111.