An "initial visual search" inside a car in which a man was shot dead by police has failed to locate any weapons, the police watchdog has said.Anthony Paul Grainger, from Bolton, died of a single gunshot wound to the chest after the car he was in was stopped in the village of Culcheth, Cheshire.
The vehicle was stopped on Saturday evening in what police described as a "pre-planned operation". Mr Grainger was shot by an armed officer.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) deployed investigators to the scene and took over the investigation following the shooting at around 7.20pm.
Initial evidence collected suggests two police firearms were discharged during the incident, the IPCC said.
However, a full ballistic examination needs to be undertaken on the recovered police weapons to confirm this. Read More
