Loughborough Road and Belvoir Street in Leicester closed by police after armed officer taken to hospital

[davieG]

Two Leicester roads have been cordoned off as a large scale police operation is being carried out.

Since the early hours Belvoir Street has been shut to traffic and pedestrians with a cordon in place between Stamford Street and Bowling Green Street.

It is connected to an incident which reportedly saw an armed police officer injured after being 'deliberately driven at'.

They are in hospital with head injuries, according to Leicestershire Police's Deputy Chief Constable Rob Nixon.

He also stated a police operation was underway - and since Loughborough Road has been shut to traffic.

Area Traffic Control say traffic is being redirected along Checketts Road.

We will be bringing you the latest news on the Leicester incident in the live updates below.

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/live-belvoir-street-leicester-city-2076350

 

The statement in full
Police were called just after 3.30am this morning (5 October) following a report of a man assaulted in Belvoir Street, Leicester.

Following information received during the call, armed officers were deployed to the scene.

The assaulted man, who is in his twenties, did not attend hospital for treatment.

Police cordon off a section of Belvoir Street following an incident (Image: Andy Baker)
In response to this assault, two men aged 19 and two men aged 20, all from Leicester, have been arrested in connection with this incident and are currently in police custody.

Shortly after, an officer carrying out enquiries in response to the initial report was injured in the area of Bradbourne Road.

Early enquiries suggest the officer was deliberately driven at by a car which then left the scene in Bradbourne Road.

The officer suffered serious injuries and is currently in hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The investigation is at an early stage and police are currently linking the two incidents.

A section of Belvoir Street remains closed off this morning while enquiries remain ongoing.

 

Police statement in full
 

 
Belvoir Street cordon
Officer 'deliberately driven at'
 

Loughborough Road closed off
What have police said?
Deputy Chief Constable Rob Nixon said: “This is a serious incident which saw one man injured and one officer seriously injured while he was on duty.

“This is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated. We are fully investigating this incident and a team of officers and staff are carrying out full enquiries.

“If you have any information in relation to these incidents, we urge you to make contact with us.”

[Wymsey]

Know who the officer is, but obviously won't reveal.

Unfortunately sustained two broken legs and a fractured skull..