Man arrested after police officer shot

A 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a female police officer in Leeds this morning.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Dec 2013, 11:31 GMT
Police forensic officers search a property on the Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds, following a shooting last night where a police officer was shot. Picture James Hardisty. Date:4th December 2013.Police forensic officers search a property on the Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds, following a shooting last night where a police officer was shot. Picture James Hardisty. Date:4th December 2013.
Police forensic officers search a property on the Cardigan Road, Headingley, Leeds, following a shooting last night where a police officer was shot. Picture James Hardisty. Date:4th December 2013.

The policewoman is currently being treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries in hospital.

The man was arrested at 10.10am on Wood Lane in the Headingley area of the city.

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It is believed the shooting took place just after 4am today at Cardigan Road in the Hyde Park area of Leeds.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said two uniformed officers attended a “routine call” to a disturbance and were confronted by a man at the address who fired at them.