17/02/2006

Suspect arrested over PC shooting

Police have confirmed that a man arrested on Friday at Heathrow Airport is the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of police officer Rachael Bown.

Police arrested Trevon Kyron Thomas, 24, from Bilborough, Nottingham at Heathrow Airport around 11am on Friday morning.

In a statement, Nottinghamshire Police said: "This morning, the Metropolitan Police arresteda 24-year-old man in connection with the shooting of Pc Rachael Bown. He was arrested at Heathrow Airport. He is the man Nottinghamshire detectives have been keen to trace and whose details were issued to the public earlier today."

Mr Thomas will be brought to Nottinghamshire to be questioned by police.

Pc Bown was shot as she investigated a burglary in the Lenton area of Nottingham, shortly before midnight on Monday.

The 23-year-old, who was nearing the end of a two-year probationary period, had been with an experienced male colleague and was wearing body armour. However, she was shot in the lower abdomen, below the level of the armour.

On Thursday, Ms Bown underwent a second emergency operation at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham and is now described as being in a stable condition.

On Tuesday, she underwent five hours of emergency surgery. She is also being treated for a chest infection.

(KMcA)

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