Armed officers will NOT face misconduct charge

POLICE WATCHDOG PROBE FINDS NO WRONGDOING AFTER COPS SHOT AT ATTACKER

- By JAMES HOLT

AN INVESTIGATION has found 'no apparent misconduct' in the case of armed officers who fired their weapons during a terror attack at a synagogue in north Manchester.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has now informed the three Greater Manchester Police officers who aimed to shoot suspect Jihad Al-Shamie while responding to last week's terror attack in Crumpsall that they are being treated as witnesses to the investigation.

Al-Shamie, who was identified as the suspect in the attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, died after being shot down by armed officers at the scene after he unleashed the horror attack.

Adrian Daulby, 53, who also died in the incident, was later found to have suffered a single but fatal gunshot wound. Another injured man also suffered a single gunshot wound and received medical treatment for his injuries.

Examination has so far indicated the injuries were caused by a police-issue firearm with work currently ongoing by a ballistics expert. No other firearms were recovered from the scene.