The people of Bradford have spoken of their fear and shock following the killing of 38-year-old police officer Sharon Beshenivsky.
Flowers were being placed around the area where she was shot in the chest on Friday afternoon while responding to a call to a city centre travel agency.
One note on the flowers said: "The whole of the nation weeps as our fallen heroic angel sleeps."
Pc Beshenivsky and her partner, Pc Teresa Milburn, 37, were shot after three men had robbed the Universal Express travel agent. Pc Milburn is being treated for her injuries in hospital.
As shoppers crowded into the city centre on Saturday, police began boarding up the area around Morley Street.
Around 20 officers manned the cordons while the police helicopter kept watch overhead.
One policewoman said: "You just do your job and get on with it."
Mohammed Bashir owns a restaurant inside the cordon.
He said: "The restaurant has been closed and we can't go in and my food is there... (the policeman) can't let me go in and set all the foods up."
His colleague Yasin Khan added: "The loss of the officer is sad and as a community we condemn this. Obviously it's affected the businesses and at the weekend we have a lot of trade."
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Flowers were being placed around the area where she was shot in the chest on Friday afternoon while responding to a call to a city centre travel agency.
One note on the flowers said: "The whole of the nation weeps as our fallen heroic angel sleeps."
Pc Beshenivsky and her partner, Pc Teresa Milburn, 37, were shot after three men had robbed the Universal Express travel agent. Pc Milburn is being treated for her injuries in hospital.
As shoppers crowded into the city centre on Saturday, police began boarding up the area around Morley Street.
Around 20 officers manned the cordons while the police helicopter kept watch overhead.
One policewoman said: "You just do your job and get on with it."
Mohammed Bashir owns a restaurant inside the cordon.
He said: "The restaurant has been closed and we can't go in and my food is there... (the policeman) can't let me go in and set all the foods up."
His colleague Yasin Khan added: "The loss of the officer is sad and as a community we condemn this. Obviously it's affected the businesses and at the weekend we have a lot of trade."
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