News card: Police officer shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre; two suspects fled

News card from EXE Index. Headline: Police officer shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre; two suspects fled. File photo from June 2026 (Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph and Wikimedia Commons) of an empty, tree-lined Long Row West and Angel Row in Nottingham at dusk; not from the incident. Key facts for Sunday, October 18, 2026: in Angel Row, Nottingham city centre, at about 4:50 AM UK time, an officer approached two suspects and was shot, Nottinghamshire Police say; one officer is in hospital being treated for a wound to his foot; a man and a woman fled and are wanted, and a firearm was recovered; Angel Row is closed with a large police cordon and witnesses are asked to call 101. Sources: Nottinghamshire Police via BBC, Sky News, Nottingham Post. exeindex.com/crime. Record dispatch:2026-10-18-gb-nottingham-shot. @exeindex. — File, Jun 2026: Long Row West / Angel Row, Nottingham. Not from Oct 18, 2026. Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 (photo); card CC BY-SA 2.0 EXE Index (share-alike from the photo)

Oct 18: A police officer was shot in the foot on Angel Row in Nottingham city centre at about 4:50 AM after approaching two suspects, police say. A man and a woman fled; a firearm was recovered. The officer is in hospital. Witnesses: call 101.

What: News card: Police officer shot in the foot in Nottingham city centre; two suspects fled
Where: Europe
When: 2026-10-18
Source: BBC News
Credit: File, Jun 2026: Long Row West / Angel Row, Nottingham. Not from Oct 18, 2026. Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph / Wikimedia Commons
License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (photo); card CC BY-SA 2.0 EXE Index (share-alike from the photo)
Details: Europe, United Kingdom

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