Woman Faces Gun Charges Following Police Shooting in Nottingham

UPDATE - follow-up to Woman charged after police officer injured in shooting: A 27-year-old woman faces charges following a shooting that left a police officer injured in Nottingham city centre. Nottinghamshire Police stated the male officer was shot in the foot after he approached a man and a woman at a bus stop in Angel Row just before 04:50 BST on Sunday. The injured officer remains in hospital for treatment.

Charges and Arrests

Aisha Zaman, from Collison Street in Hyson Green, is charged with possessing a prohibited firearm and possessing that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. Police stated the charge followed a consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service. Zaman has been remanded into custody and faces an appearance at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday. Several other individuals face arrest linked to the case. Two men aged 24 and 30, alongside two women aged 25 and 21, face arrest on suspicion of assisting an offender. A 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman face arrest on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender, and both remain in police custody.

Investigation and Support

Det Ch Supt Rich Bull, who leads the investigation, expressed gratitude for the public support directed at the officer. Police continue to support the officer through further hospital treatment and keep his family informed of investigation updates. Detectives continue to follow multiple lines of inquiry and urge anyone with information to contact the force.

Context

Gun violence involving law enforcement officers is relatively rare in the United Kingdom, where routine police patrols do not involve carrying firearms. Major incidents involving firearms trigger extensive multi-agency investigations led by senior detectives to trace all suspects and weapons involved.