Nottingham attacks: What we know about the incidents so far
Three people were killed and another three were injured before a man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
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Your support makes all the difference.Police have confirmed three people – Barnaby Webber, Grace Kumar and Ian Coates – were killed and another three injured in connected attacks in Nottingham on Tuesday morning.
A man was later arrested in connection with the incidents, which saw a number of roads closed across the city.
Here is what we know about the events so far:
– Two University of Nottingham students, Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar, both 19, were found dead in Ilkeston Road shortly after 4am.
– A man matching the suspect’s description then tried to gain entry to a supported living complex in Mapperley Road but was denied entry.
– A third man, Ian Coates, 65, was found dead with stab wounds on Magdala Road.
– It is then believed the suspect stole a white van from Mr Coates before attempting to run over three people in Milton Street.
– One man is in a critical condition with the two others are believed to have suffered minor injuries during the incident in the Milton Street area.
– Officers then detained a man after he approached them on Bentinck Road holding a knife at around 5.30am.
– Police confirmed a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
– Police also confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attacks.
– Detectives said they are keeping an “open mind” as to what the motives behind the attacks were, and are working with counter-terrorism investigators to establish what happened.
– Shortly before 1pm on Tuesday, armed officers were seen a few hundred yards outside of the main cordon in Ilkeston Road, where they put two young women in the back of a marked police car.
– Police have carried out searches at addresses across the city.
– Road closures remain in place throughout the city as police investigate.