It has been about 20 years since a police officer was shot in the city, according to the PCC.
He said while he understood there might be concerns among members of the public around the city’s history of gun violence in the 1990s and early 2000s, he did not think Nottingham was “going back to those times”.
“Remember, this happened in the early hours of the morning, the firearm was recovered.
“So we just need to find out the ‘why’, which will happen once the investigation gets to dealing with the individuals involved,” Godden said.
The PCC urged anyone with information that could assist the ongoing investigation to contact police.
MP Whittome added: “I know that people will be worried and asking whether this signals a return to the days of gun violence in Nottingham, but the firearm has been recovered and police have been very clear that these incidents are very rare.
“Firearms offences are down in Nottingham and are at the same levels as the rest of the country.
“It no doubt will be damaging to the reputation of the city, especially because of our past, but I think that we also saw was an extremely rare incident that was the worst of our city.
“But we also saw the best of our city. At quarter to five on Sunday morning, people coming together doing everything that they could to assist and I think that we have to take comfort in that as well.”
