A second person has been charged in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham city centre, detectives have confirmed. Jahmal Ruddock-Senior, 35, from Bulwell, has been charged with assisting an offender and was due to appear at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Monday 26 October.

The Angel Row shooting

The officer, PC Lee Lane, was shot in the foot after approaching two people at a bus stop on Angel Row at about 4.50am on Sunday 18 October, Nottinghamshire Police said. He remains in hospital receiving treatment.

A woman had already been charged in the case. Aisha Zaman, 27, from Hyson Green, was charged on Thursday 22 October with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. She appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday 23 October and was remanded in custody.

Investigation continues

Several other people arrested during the investigation have been released on bail while inquiries continue. They include two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and a 33-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and assisting an offender.

Police have appealed for anyone with information about the incident to come forward. The charges are allegations that will be tested through the court process, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Sources: Sky News; The Sun (corroboration).