Bulwell man charged after officer is shot in the line of duty
Detectives have charged a Bulwell man with assisting an offender after a police officer was shot while attending an incident in Nottingham city centre.
Officers charged Jahmal Ruddock-Senior, 35, of Gaul Street in Bulwell and is due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court today (Monday, October 26).
The incident happened at a bus stop in Angel Row at around 4.50am on Sunday, October 18.
The officer approached two people acting suspiciously and received a gunshot wound to the foot. He remains in hospital receiving treatment.
Aisha Zaman, 27, of Collison Street, Hyson Green, was charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service on Thursday, October 22.
She has been remanded into custody after appearing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday, October 23.
Several other people have been arrested in connection with the incident and have been released on bail while further inquiries are made.
This includes two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, who have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
A 33-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender has also been bailed.
Anyone with information that could help the police inquiry are still being urged to call 101 quoting incident 106 of October 18, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.