A second man just got charged over a Nottingham police shooting

A second person has just been charged over the shooting of a Nottinghamshire Police officer in Nottingham city centre.

His name is Jahmal Ruddock-Senior. He's 35, from Gaul Street in Bulwell.

The charge is assisting an offender. He was remanded to appear before Nottingham Magistrates' Court today.

So who got shot, and how?

PC Lee Lane. Eight days ago. About 4.50am, at a bus stop on Angel Row, right in the city centre.

He'd gone over to check on two people who were reportedly acting suspiciously.

He was shot in the foot. He's had several surgeries since. He's still in hospital, but he's stable.

Now here's the part that matters.

A prosecutor, Mairin Long, has given the court her account of what happened. She said the gun was a sawn-off shotgun. She said Aisha Zaman allegedly took it from an associate and hid it in her jacket. She said it then fell to the ground. And she said it went off when it landed.

So that's a prosecutor's account, not a proven fact. And it describes a gun going off by itself when it was dropped. Not someone aiming it and pulling the trigger.

Aisha Zaman is 27, from Collison Street in Hyson Green. She was charged four days ago. Two counts. Having a prohibited firearm. And having a firearm while meaning to commit a serious crime with it.

She appeared in court and was remanded in custody. Her case has gone up to Nottingham Crown Court. She's due there on 20 November for a plea and trial preparation hearing.

She hasn't entered a plea. Nothing has been proven.

Now, Jahmal Ruddock-Senior's charge is different. Assisting an offender. And that points to a wider group of people said to be around whoever had the gun that night.

Five other people have already been arrested in this investigation, and all five have been let out on bail.

Two men, aged 24 and 30. Two women, aged 25 and 21. All four held on suspicion of the same thing. Assisting an offender.

And then there's a 33-year-old woman. Police arrested her on suspicion of having a gun while meaning to put someone's life in danger. And on suspicion of assisting an offender too.

That's the most serious allegation out of all five people. And she hasn't been charged with anything yet.

So this investigation is still wide open.

Nottinghamshire Police says the inquiry is ongoing. It says a number of people have been arrested, and a number bailed, while officers keep working the case.

The force hasn't said anything yet about today's hearing for Jahmal Ruddock-Senior.

The Police Federation of England and Wales sent the officer its best wishes after the shooting. It called it a reminder of the dangers officers face doing their job, day to day.

So what don't we know?

We don't know what happens next for the 33-year-old woman on bail. We don't know if anyone else gets charged. We don't know why that gun was at the bus stop in the first place. And nobody has said whether PC Lee Lane's injuries will be permanent.

Aisha Zaman is back in court on 20 November.

Jahmal Ruddock-Senior's case continues from today's hearing.

And Nottinghamshire Police says this one is still not over.