The police woman that was shot and killed while on duty has been named, she was a mother who died on her daughters birthday.

Police name woman officer shot dead

The woman police officer shot dead by raiders in Bradford, West Yorkshire, has been named by police as Sharon Beshendsky, 38, the mother of three children and two step children.

WPC Beshendsky joined West Yorkshire Police on February 7 this year after working for almost two years as a community support officer with the force.

The policewoman was shot dead on her youngest son's fourth birthday, said Colin Cramphorn, Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police.

Her colleague who was shot in the shoulder is Constable Teresa Milburn, 37, married with a 16-year-old son, who joined the police in April last year.

Police said they are hunting three men armed with guns and a knife who raided a travel agents in Bradford.

Police flooded into the streets of Bradford city centre on Saturday as detectives hunted the gang.

Apart from hunting the killers the high visibility patrols were also aimed at reassuring the public.

West Yorkshire Police chiefs vowed to "follow every line of inquiry" to catch whoever gunned down the officers as they tried to foil a robbery at a travel agency in the city centre.

The women rushed to the scene on Friday afternoon after an alarm sounded.

Det Supt Andy Brennan said that up to three men ran from the premises in Morley Street and opened fire on the unarmed officers as they arrived.

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but the West Yorkshire Police force have arrested 2 people....

Two held in search for Pc's killer

A man and a woman have been arrested in London in connection with the murder of a woman police officer in Bradford, police confirmed.

The woman police officer had been in the force for just nine months, it has been revealed.

Sharon Beshenivsky, 38, who had three children and two step-children, was gunned down on her youngest daughter's fourth birthday as she attempted to foil a raid at a travel agent's shop.

Detectives are hunting three men armed with a gun and a knife who held up the shop and escaped with cash

Pc Beshenivsky had been a community police officer for two years before joining the full-time West Yorkshire force. She died after being shot in the chest, Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn said.

A colleague who was injured in the shooting was Pc Teresa Milburn, 37, who joined the force on April 5 last year. She has a 16-year-old son. She was shot in the shoulder and remains under armed police guard in hospital.

Mr Cramphorn said: "She had a difficult night in hospital but is continuing to make progress and we obviously wish her God speed in that regard."

Mr Cramphorn said Pc Beshenivsky joined her patrol team in Bradford in May after completing her training and was described as "an enthusiastic, mature and very positive colleague."

Police flooded into the streets of Bradford city centre on Saturday as detectives hunted the gang. Apart from hunting the killers the high visibility patrols were also aimed at reassuring the public.

West Yorkshire Police chiefs vowed to "follow every line of inquiry" to catch whoever gunned down the officers on Friday. Det Supt Andy Brennan said that up to three men ran from the premises in Morley Street and opened fire on the unarmed officers as they arrived.

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