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| Arrest after woman officer shot | Arrest after woman officer shot |
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| A man has been arrested after a female police officer was shot by an armed robber as he tried to escape from a raid at a pub. | |
| The officer was investigating reports of robbery at the Hospital Inn in the Bamber Bridge area of Preston. | The officer was investigating reports of robbery at the Hospital Inn in the Bamber Bridge area of Preston. |
| She was shot in the leg by the masked man after colleagues ordered him to drop his weapon. | |
| Searches are under way for a second man in what police say is "an incredibly serious situation". | Searches are under way for a second man in what police say is "an incredibly serious situation". |
| The two men fled down the nearby Trans Pennine Railway line, which has been closed while police search the area. | |
| This is a live operation and public safety is our primary concern Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham | |
| A man who worked at the pub was also injured in the robbery but was not shot, police said. | |
| Police were called to the pub, on Brindle Road, just before 0830 GMT after reports intruders were inside. | |
| A number of officers were deployed and were confronted by a man wearing a balaclava and armed with a gun, coming out of the pub. | |
| A police dog handler ordered him to drop the weapon, which he refused to do, police said. | |
| He then fired at the female officer. | |
| Area cordoned off | |
| Lancashire Police said a man had been arrested "close to the scene" and searches were under way for a second. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham, from Lancashire Constabulary, said: "This is an incredibly serious situation where a police officer has been shot at and, whilst we have arrested one man we may still have an offender in the area. | |
| "We are currently conducting a number of searches and have had to cordon off the area which may cause disruption to people. | |
| "However, this is a live operation and public safety is our primary concern and we would ask people to be patient and cooperate with the police." |