A woman has undergone surgery following a broad daylight attack that left another victim injured and sparked a major policing response in Headingley.
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00:00Scenes from Headingley on the afternoon of Saturday the 26th of April
00:06Counter-terrorism policing North East and West Yorkshire Police are continuing their investigation into a serious incident in the Leeds suburb
00:14which saw a 19-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman injured and a 38-year-old man arrested.
00:21Detectives have said the key suspect is in a critical condition in hospital due to a self-inflicted injury
00:27following what officers believe was an isolated incident involving a crossbow and a firearm which were recovered at the scene.
00:35One of the victims has been discharged from hospital and the other is in a stable condition after undergoing surgery.
00:42The area is home to the Otley Run, one of the country's most popular pub crawl routes.
00:48Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkley said that Counter-terrorism policing North East
00:54are working at pace to establish the full facts of the incident
00:57and said his team are grateful for the support and understanding in the community.
01:02The attack led to a string of road closures surrounding one of the city's busiest junctions
01:07and a major police response after the force were called at around 2.47pm.
01:12Police cordons and road closures were in place for more than 24 hours
01:17where Otley Road meets Grove Lane and St Anne's Road
01:20as well as St Chad's Drive near the Leeds Beckett University campus
01:24with all cordons now lifted.
01:26Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said her thoughts were with the victims of the incident.
01:31The police have said they are aware of footage being circulated on social media
01:35and have asked anyone in possession of such footage or any information
01:39or if you witnessed the incident to contact the police via 101.