04/12/2013

Female Police Officer Injured In Shooting

A female police officer has been injured in a shooting in Leeds.

At around 4am on Wednesday morning, West Yorkshire Police said two officers had been called to a disturbance in Cardigan Road, Hyde Park.

They were confronted by a man at a property and a gun was fired.

The female officer is being treated in hospital but her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Her male colleague was not injured in the confrontation.

A 37-year-old man has since been arrested in connection with the shooting.

(JP/CD)

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