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Man arrested after West Yorkshire Police officer shot in Leeds | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after a female police officer was shot in Leeds. | |
The officer and a colleague were called to a disturbance in Cardigan Road, Headingley, at about 04:00 GMT. | The officer and a colleague were called to a disturbance in Cardigan Road, Headingley, at about 04:00 GMT. |
They were confronted by a man at the property and a gun was fired, police said. The female officer's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. | They were confronted by a man at the property and a gun was fired, police said. The female officer's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. |
West Yorkshire Police said the man was arrested at 10.10 on Wood Lane in Headingley. | |
The injured officer's male colleague was not hurt in the shooting. | The injured officer's male colleague was not hurt in the shooting. |
Kieran Williams, a resident of Cardigan Road, said he heard shots being fired in the early hours. | |
He said: "Maybe half four, five, we heard a couple of shots gone off, so I thought 'ah, must be fireworks or something'. | |
"Then police have come round to the house, knocked on the door and said basically that someone had been shot and we got to go down to the police station to give a statement and that. | |
"It is really worrying that someone would shoot someone on your own doorstep especially a police officer." |