Wolverhampton Police Officer Shot

A police officer has been seriously injured in a shooting here in the City of Wolverhampton. The West Midlands Police officer was shot twice in the shoulder by a man he was following for acting suspiciously .

The BBC are reporting that the man was a 33-year-old constable, who has not been named, was taken to hospital, where his condition is described as serious but stable.

Police are carrying out house-to-house enquiries in Oaklands Road and Penn Road, near the city centre. The area is sealed off.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said the incident happened about 2230 GMT when the Pc followed a man who had aroused suspicion at the Bromford Rise flats.

The officer followed him to Penn Road when the man produced a weapon, shooting and seriously injuring him.

Assistant Chief Constable Anil Patani said: "This incident demonstrates our officers' commitment to keeping the community safe.

"West Midlands police officers routinely challenge suspicious criminal behaviour and this demonstrates they are incredibly brave in doing so.

"Criminals resort to extreme measures and we will do all we can to protect the community."


Councillor Phil Bateman added " The issue of gun crime in Wolverhampton continues to cause immense concern. The repeated head lines do nothing to re-assure citizens that we are gaining a upper hand in this type of crime. I do hope that this incredibly brave Police Constable makes a full recovery. I am sure that he and his family would never expected that this sort of horrific incident would have taken place when he got up for work on the morning."