OFFICERS are being investigated over the evidence they gave at the public inquiry into the death of a dad from Bolton who was shot by armed police.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission has announced that it will be investigating the evidence given at the inquiry into the death of Anthony Grainger.

The inquiry into the death of Mr Grainger, aged 36, began in January and has heard officers relied on out-of-date intelligence and inaccurate briefings.

The father-of-two was shot by a firearms officer during a planned operation through the windscreen of a stolen Audi in a car park in Culcheth, Cheshire, on March 3 2012.

The IPCC has said it will consider publishing a report of its investigation into the circumstances of his death once the inquiry has concluded.

A spokesman for the IPCC said: "We have also begun a separate independent investigation into a complaint we received that relates to the evidence given at the public inquiry."

It will also be investigating the evidence given by officers following the death of PC Ian Terry, who was killed in a botched training exercise by GMP in 2008 and it will re-investigate the death of 23-year-old Jordan Begley, who was Tasered by GMP officers in 2013.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Firearms officers in GMP and around the country volunteer for the role and do a very difficult job, quite rightly under the highest levels if scrutiny. However, as the public inquiry is still ongoing, it is not possible for us to comment more specifically at this time."

Detective Chief Superintendent Paul Rumney added: “GMP provided to the coroner and the BBC a comprehensive response relating to the tragic circumstances of Ian Terry’s death.

“As the public inquiry is yet to conclude and the chair is continuing to considering his report it will be inappropriate to comment further. We will await his findings and will consider any recommendations made.