Six officers from Greater Manchester Police under investigation in relation to death of Anthony Grainger

Six officers are under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to the death of Anthony Grainger.

Anthony Grainger, 36, was fatally wounded by a GMP firearms officer, whilst he was sitting in a stolen car in Cheshire.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct says it follows the public inquiry held last summer.

It concluded there were "serious deficiencies" in the planning and conduct of the operation by senior officers.

IOPC Regional Director Amanda Rowe: "The public inquiry raised further questions about the conduct of some GMP officers before, during, and after the death of Mr Grainger.

"Having these serious matters brought to our attention meant we had to fully consider both Mr Justice Teague QC’s report, and these referrals, before deciding what further actions we may need to take."

She added: "GMP has cooperated fully with this process. We will consider the publication of the reports relating to the death of Mr Grainger when all our work is completed."

The IOPC has said that there will be three separate investigations in relation to Mr Grainger's death.

Investigation one will focus on former Assistant Chief Constable Terry Sweeney, former Superintendent Mark Granby and a former Chief Inspector in regard to their command and control of the policing operation.

All three of the officers are retired.

The second part of the investigation will look at GMP's acquisition of a CS dispersal canister which was not approved by the Home office.

The final part of the investigation will look at the conduct of a serving GMP officer regarding their management of two firearms officers' training records, according to the IOPC.

The IOPC has said that all officers have been informed that they are under investigation.

A statement from GMP said: "Following the publication of the Anthony Grainger Public Inquiry report in July 2019, Greater Manchester Police sent a further referral to the IOPC.

"The IOPC are to conduct independent investigations as a result of this referral which will be supported by GMP.'