Woman Charged in Nottingham Officer Shooting
A 27-year-old woman has been charged with firearm offenses after a police officer was shot in Nottingham city center.
Aisha Zaman, 27, of Collison Street, Hyson Green, faces charges including possession of a prohibited firearm and possession with intent to commit an indictable offense. Nottinghamshire Police announced the charges Friday after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.
The incident occurred shortly before 4:50 a.m. BST on Sunday when a male officer approached two suspects at a bus stop in Angel Row. The officer was shot during the encounter and remains in hospital receiving treatment.
Zaman has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear before Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday. Police have arrested several other individuals in connection with the shooting. Two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Additionally, a 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender. Both remain in police custody.