Vigil for man shot dead by police officer

8:50am Monday 4th March 2013 in News

FAMILY and friends of a man shot dead by armed police held a vigil on the first anniversary of his death.

Anthony Grainger, aged 36, died from a single shot fired by police officer at a car park in Culcheth on March 3 last year.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding his death after police said armed officers swooped in a pre-planned operation.

Supporters and friends of Mr Grainger, led by girlfriend Gail Grainger, gathered in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, for the vigil yesterday.

It has been organised by the Justice 4 Grainger campaign.

Speeches were made and leaflets were handed out at the emotional gathering to remember Mr Grainger.

Justice 4 Grainger members say that they have joined with other campaigns supporting families in similar circumstances.

They asked more people to support their campaign.

Three men who were accused of plotting a robbery with Mr Grainger, who was living in Deane, were cleared of all charges after a trial in Manchester last September.

The Justice 4 Grainger campaign is calling for the officer who fired the fatal shot to face criminal charges.

The IPCC investigation is continuing and the results are expected to be passed to the Crown Prosecution Service later this year.

Comments (3)

11:20am Mon 4 Mar 13

magic dragon says...

I do not know the rights and wrongs of this case, but surely one year is far too long to wait for answers. The man who shot the 2 Police women has already been in court for their murder. Get your finger out and give this family some closure.
I do not know the rights and wrongs of this case, but surely one year is far too long to wait for answers. The man who shot the 2 Police women has already been in court for their murder. Get your finger out and give this family some closure. magic dragon

1:32pm Mon 4 Mar 13

boltonnut says...

Your right Puff,the details are not very forth coming.It would be useful to know the rights and wrongs of this case so we could determine the good guy and the bad guy.
Your right Puff,the details are not very forth coming.It would be useful to know the rights and wrongs of this case so we could determine the good guy and the bad guy. boltonnut

7:54pm Mon 4 Mar 13

tlksense says...

the system stinks.there is no reason to justify this length of time to conduct an investigation other than GMP are dragging their heels and looking at the best way of damage limitation...time after time a serving firearms officer says the same excuse.and that officer who kills goes back to his firearms unit...
it goes like this - "i hadnt the time to issue a warning (standard procedure)and i saw mr grainger look/bend forward as if he was going for a weapon and in that split second and fearing for my fellow officers safety made a decision to shoot" ..sadly for this fellas family the officer faces no charge.every time they say this, they walk away.... (this poor guy has been in a car thats had its tyres shot has cs gas in his eyes,cant breathe) ..i hope im wrong but when i read of a met firearms officer who had used that excuse in each of the THREE inquiries after three separate incidents where people he had shot dead. there is no true justice
the system stinks.there is no reason to justify this length of time to conduct an investigation other than GMP are dragging their heels and looking at the best way of damage limitation...time after time a serving firearms officer says the same excuse.and that officer who kills goes back to his firearms unit... it goes like this - "i hadnt the time to issue a warning (standard procedure)and i saw mr grainger look/bend forward as if he was going for a weapon and in that split second and fearing for my fellow officers safety made a decision to shoot" ..sadly for this fellas family the officer faces no charge.every time they say this, they walk away.... (this poor guy has been in a car thats had its tyres shot has cs gas in his eyes,cant breathe) ..i hope im wrong but when i read of a met firearms officer who had used that excuse in each of the THREE inquiries after three separate incidents where people he had shot dead. there is no true justice tlksense

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