Man Arrested After Police Officer Shot In Leeds

Police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of a woman police officer in Leeds.

A major police manhunt for James Leslie was launched following the attack which took place shortly after 4am in Cardigan Road in the city's Hyde Park district.

West Yorkshire Police said two uniformed officers attended a "routine call" to a disturbance and were confronted by a man at the address who fired at them.

The force said a 37-year-old man was arrested at 10.10am on Wood Lane in the Headingley area of the city.

Police officers stand guard at the scene of the shooting in Cardigan Road

The extent of the female officer's injuries are not known, or how many shots were fired.

A police spokesman said: "One female officer received serious but non life threatening injuries.

"A male officer was uninjured. The female officer is currently undergoing treatment in hospital."

Ned Liddemore, vice chairman of the Police Federation, described the shooting as a "cowardly attack".

"We will be supporting the officers and their families through this traumatic time," he said.

Radio Aire reporter Charlie Frost said she spoke to a couple of neighbours who heard the disturbance.

"They told be that they were very shook by the incident and that it is very worrying that it can happen here on their doorstep," she told Sky News.

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