A senior female police officer in the United States has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly acting as the getaway driver for her son during a shooting. Prosecutors say the officer used her position and knowledge of law enforcement procedures to help her son evade capture following the attack, a claim that has drawn particular concern given her seniority within the force.

Investigators allege the officer knowingly drove the vehicle used to flee the scene after her son shot the victim, and that she has now been charged alongside him. The case has prompted scrutiny of her department, given the seriousness of the allegations against an officer who held a senior rank, though full details of the shooting, the victim's condition and the force involved have not been confirmed in the report.