Further arrests after officer injured in shooting in Nottingham city centre

Police have made three more arrests after an officer was shot in Nottingham city centre.

Nottinghamshire Police said the officer was shot in the foot after he approached a man and a woman at a bus stop in Angel Row shortly before 04:50 BST on Sunday. It added the male officer remained in hospital and was continuing his recovery.

The force said a 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender. Both remain in custody.

Police added a 21-year-old woman had been detained in London on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting an offender. She has since been released on conditional bail.

Police have now made seven arrests in connection with the incident.

The force said officers stopped a vehicle in the Radford area of Nottingham on Sunday evening and arrested its three occupants – including a 27-year-old woman, on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Nottingham Magistrates’ Court granted detectives a warrant of further detention on Wednesday, allowing them to continue questioning the suspect, the force said.

It added the vehicle’s two other occupants, a 24-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released on conditional bail.

A 30-year-old man arrested in Bedfordshire during the early hours of Monday was also questioned on suspicion of assisting an offender.

He has since been recalled to prison for breaching the terms of his licence, police said.