The 'chaotic' police raid that saw a man shot in his home

The Independent Police Complaints Commission said there were "lessons to be learned" for police after the shooting of Bartholomew Buckley in January 2009.

"His actions appear to have taken the officers by surprise and this led to poor decision-making on their part. In my opinion what followed was chaotic," commissioner Nicholas Long said.

Buckley was seriously injured as he was shot once by a firearms officer sent to deal with a domestic disturbance in Whinney Hill Park, Brighouse, in the early hours of January 9.

He was convicted of affray and common assault in relation to the incident and was given a suspended 12-month prison sentence and a 12-month supervision order, the IPCC said.

The IPCC investigation concluded in January 2010 but could not be published until the conclusion of criminal proceedings against Buckley last week.

The investigation determined that, while the officers involved had not committed any misconduct, "there were lessons to be learned for West Yorkshire Police and the police service as a whole from the incident".

In particular, the investigation concluded: "The tactics adopted by the firearms team were ill-considered and put them into a position where they were left with little alternative other than to open fire with live rounds at an unarmed man."

Mr Long said: "Once the officers entered Mr Buckley's house they were met with an aggressive and non-compliant individual. Mr Buckley was fully aware he was dealing with armed officers. They shouted commands at him, but whether due to drunken bravado, anger at the situation or plain stupidity, he chose to confront the officers."

West Yorkshire Police said the force will consider the report's recommendations.

A statement said: "It is important that the report's findings are viewed in the context of what was a highly charged and fast-moving situation which began with a terrified woman calling the police for help saying she feared she was going to be killed by a man armed with a samurai sword."