A police officer who told a black man he would be "the first one I'd shoot if I had a gun" has received a final written warning.

The officer, who has not been named, told the police watchdog he had not intended to be racist or threatening but admitted being unprofessional.

An investigation was launched by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) last summer after the constable was recorded on a mobile phone while searching a property in Coventry.

The officer was filmed saying to a visitor to the flat: "Are you going to go Black Lives Matter on us are you?" before adding "You would be the first one I'd shoot if I had a gun, definitely."

The remarks, made after a man present had sworn and claimed he had wrongly assumed the police were burglars, was followed by laughter on the recording.

IOPC investigators began the inquiry after a complaint was made on behalf of the man the comments were directed at, and following a referral from West Midlands Police.

The officer has been given a final written warning after misconduct proceedings, while another constable was dealt with through management action for not challenging the comments made by his colleague.

The IOPC said in a statement: "We found that the police constable who made the remarks had a case to answer for misconduct and the force agreed. At a misconduct meeting held by West Midlands Police on 8 June the case was proven.

"The officer told our investigator that he regretted making the comments and, while he accepted they had been unprofessional and clumsy, he had not meant them to be racist, offensive or threatening."

IOPC regional director commissioner Derrick Campbell said: "We are conscious of the impact on public confidence in policing such an incident can have.

"The remarks made were inappropriate and the officer who made them has been sanctioned accordingly after the force agreed with the findings of our investigation."