Ten people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a police officer killed while attending a reported burglary.
Police said PC Harper was “killed while performing his duties”, but haven’t confirmed any further details. PC Andrew Harper of Thames Valley Police died at about 23:30 BST on Thursday in Berkshire. The force said the 10 males arrested remain in custody, and were aged between 13 and 30.
PC Harper was killed at the crossroads of Ufton Lane and Lambdens Hill.
Andy Fiddler, from the Thames Valley Police Federation, added “This is totally devastating news.
“All our thoughts, and the thoughts of the entire police family across the UK, are with the family, friends and close colleagues of PC Andrew Harper who died last night.”
Thames Valley Police said it was still trying to work out what happened, and if there was any clear motive. Its not clear why PC Harper was killed. Forensic investigators are at the scene, where two forensic tents have been put up. Witnesses said officers were seen searching the inside of a grey BMW that was nearby.
