Attempted murder suspect arrested 200 miles away from scene of Yorkshire shooting
A suspect in a shooting in Yorkshire has been arrested by police around 200 miles away from where the attack took place.
A 35-year-old man from Bradford was arrested in Ipswich on Saturday (Jul 11) in connection with a shooting in the Yorkshire city on Wednesday (Jul 8).
West Yorkshire Police said a 28-year-old man was seriously injured when he was shot in the head on Gaythorne Road, in Bradford, at around 11pm.
He remains in hospital in a critical condition.
The man who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Ipswich has been transported back to Yorkshire where he remains in police custody.
Three other men, age 21, 34 and 36, were arrested in Ipswich on Saturday evening on suspicion of assisting an offender. They have since been released on police bail.
A 27-year-old man, who was previously arrested in Ipswich on suspicion of assisting an offender, and a 25-year-old man, who was previously arrested in Bradford on suspicion of assisting an offender, have also since been released on police bail.
Detectives are still hunting 24-year-old Luqman Khan, from Bradford, in connection with the investigation and are continuing to appeal for any information on his current whereabouts.
Khan is thought to have travelled to Suffolk, and is believed to be in the Ipswich or Felixstowe area.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates said: “The victim remains in hospital in a critical condition with life threatening injuries and we are continuing to progress the investigation at pace, as these latest arrests illustrate.
“We are also continuing to carry out extensive enquiries to locate Luqman Khan and are keen to hear from anyone who has any information that could help us to locate him.
“We are also still keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the shooting or the circumstances around it, particularly anyone with any relevant dashcam, home CCTV or mobile phone footage that could assist the investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police here or on 101, quoting incident number 13260388729.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.