Crime & Justice
Woman charged over shooting of police officer in Nottingham
October 22, 2026 at 08:27 PM
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A 27-year-old woman has been charged after a police officer was shot in Nottingham city centre during an incident on Sunday morning.
- Aisha Zaman, of Hyson Green, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence.
- The officer was shot approaching two suspects at an Angel Row bus stop shortly before 04:50 BST on Sunday and remains in hospital.
- Zaman has been remanded in custody and will appear before Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday, Nottinghamshire Police said.
- Six other people have been arrested, including two men and two women on suspicion of assisting an offender.

