In pictures: Nottingham attack shakes city to core
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Nottingham residents woke up on Tuesday to discover their city had been transformed into a major crime scene.
During a series of violent attacks in the early hours, in which both a knife and van were used as weapons, three people were killed and another three were injured.
Two university students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, who were both 19, and school caretaker, Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death. A van was driven at three people waiting at a bus-stop. All three were taken to hospital, one is said to be in a critical condition.
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and detectives are working to uncover how and why the violence occurred.
![A row of forensic investigators walking up a road in Nottingham.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16B78/production/_130084039_fdda3deeee6da08d635de173e5e07901994fb1350_0_5184_34561000x667.jpg)
The violence began at around 04:00 BST on Ilkeston Road just outside the city centre, where police investigations carried on throughout the day.
![A picture of Barnaby Webber, who is wearing a blue polo shirt and smiling at the camera](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/111B4/production/_130086007_b4df2818506d934fc7dc83583172b9bde634745c.jpg)
One of those killed in the first attack was Barnaby Webber, 19, a history student at the University of Nottingham.
![A picture of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, who is smiling outside in the sun and is wearing a dress and a gold necklace](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16538/production/_130084419_f819b365d65d5ee01df9832d1852193d788e9061-1.jpg)
Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, who was studying medicine, was killed alongside Mr Webber, reportedly as they walked home.
![Picture of Ian Coates. He is a 65-year-old man with a moustache who is smiling in this picture](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11DE4/production/_130088137_8e9a33bd-c955-4d98-8e22-bd0846eb4046.jpg)
The third victim of the Nottingham attack was Ian Coates, a school caretaker at Huntington Academy in the city
![Forensic officers erecting a tent in Nottingham](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/7560/production/_130084003_6de6c1062b6d463844106b321edf90c90c4c38510_0_3072_20481000x667.jpg)
Mr Coates was found dead at Magdala Road, an area which became another focus of police activity.
![A police officer standing at a crime scene near Nottingham's Theatre Royal.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11D58/production/_130084037_764317365eb2ff5271243ac7c495252c9513e4c20_0_3500_23331000x667.jpg)
At around 05:30, three people were injured – one seriously – when a van was driven at them as they stood at a bus stop near the Theatre Royal.
![An armed officer and two unarmed police officers on patrol in Nottingham.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/5238/production/_130084012_37b80cea04bd04cd7a418f01dbe84673c5686fe20_0_3500_23351000x667.jpg)
Armed police officers were seen across the city throughout the day.
![Forensic investigators examining a damaged van in Nottingham](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/904A/production/_130083963_c43ecbe94967e0ad159e0385f0e687da73f403390_0_5500_36671000x667.jpg)
A forensic team was also seen inspecting a white van believed to have been used in the attack.
![A forensics investigator at a crime scene walking under a length of police tape](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/422A/production/_130083961_931216be7f3b0f452d87e1e68d5535e2a96206d90_0_3500_23331000x667.jpg)
Several roads were closed throughout Tuesday, and forensic officers were seen gathering evidence from where the attacks unfolded.
![Staff from a local hospice lay flowers on Magdala Road, Nottingham, after three people were killed and another three hurt in connected attacks on Tuesday morning](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1A7A/production/_130087760_d4e1025e7b1b38314c67de04ce2c7bb86ef11030.jpg)
Tributes were left on Magdala Road, where Ian Coates was found dead from knife injuries
![Two women putting down floral tributes at a vigil at St Peter's church in Nottingham.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DE6A/production/_130083965_30a00aa3097841270f73c9a16f4427d83d477b680_0_3072_20481000x667.jpg)
Nottingham, including the more than 50,000 students who call the city home, is struggling to come to terms with the incident.
![A church filled with young people during a vigil held in Nottingham](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12C8A/production/_130083967_a6d4037bbbf337ed950297e9a903ddee17ec3cb90_0_4000_26301000x658.jpg)
A church vigil was held for people to pay their respects to those killed and injured in the attack.
![A banner is placed on the outside of City Council buildings in Market Square, Nottingham](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/13E01/production/_130090418_77100a496194d0c3f7d695d0fb5ce5ef51699831.jpg)
A banner outside Nottingham’s City Council buildings
![A group of men consoling each other outside a vigil in Nottingham.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/0418/production/_130084010_1b6cfbb60e678965947a7e2170bebc4b175338dc0_0_4000_26531000x663.jpg)
The death of two teenagers from the university has sent shockwaves through the city’s younger population.
![A police officer addressing a large crowd of journalists outside a police station.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/138B0/production/_130084008_7c695ef1d993ab27aa456d8c6b28b6246b1d25b50_0_3500_22051000x630.jpg)
Nottingham Police, supported by counter-terror officers, are still trying to establish a motive for the attack.
![Sho Shimabukuro (left) and Liam Broady stand with the umpire, mascots and fans for a minute's silence in memory of the victims of yesterday's attacks in Nottingham on day three of the Rothesay Open 2023 at the Nottingham Tennis Centre.](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/0969/production/_130090420_2c38f2dc77cae88f2c75a308ec3f12d4162b5799.jpg)
Players, officials and fans attending the Rothesay Open 2023 at the Nottingham Tennis Centre on Wednesday stopped for a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the attacks.