Woman shot dead on Valentine’s Day named

A lady who was shot lifeless exterior a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day has been named by police as Lisa Smith.

Tributes to Ms Smith, 43, from Slough, have been left on the scene of the deadly taking pictures exterior the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt shortly after 19:00 GMT on Friday.

Flowers and balloons – together with one for “Great Mum” – have been accompanied by messages comparable to “relaxation in peace” and “fly excessive, fairly woman”.

Police mentioned they discovered a car containing a gun on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which crosses the River Thames, close to Dartford.

Detectives are investigating the chance that the suspect entered the water.

Police mentioned name handlers had acquired stories of a person “on the unsuitable aspect of the barrier” on the Dartford bridge on Friday.

Officers are persevering with to look areas of the River Thames and are focusing their efforts on recovering him from the water, Kent Police mentioned.

The power additionally mentioned it believed the suspect was recognized to the sufferer.

There had been no prior contact between the police and the sufferer or suspect, and it isn’t clear if the gun was legally owned.

Rev Tim Edwards, vicar of St Katherine’s church in Knockholt, informed BBC Radio Kent how he heard in regards to the taking pictures.

“I had a textual content message from one among my church wardens,” he mentioned, “and my rapid response was ‘no, that have to be a misunderstanding, that does not make sense.’

“As I’ve spoken to folks, that type of feeling has been replicated.”

He added: “There’s a sense of shock, that’s the phrase that each single individual I’ve spoken to has used.

“It simply would not really feel actual, this type of factor would not occur. It is the type of factor you see on tv, it is not the type of factor you see right here in your personal village.”

He added the group was “doing what village communities do” by supporting one another, “pulling collectively and taking care of each other”.

Steve Maines, a parish councillor in Knockholt, beforehand mentioned he heard a “commotion” exterior the pub on Friday evening.

He mentioned: “We have been sitting having our Valentine’s Day meal when hastily we heard this big commotion exterior within the automobile park.

“We have been informed somebody had been shot, so we needed to depart.”

Native resident Dorothy Wong added: “I heard round three to 4 bangs exterior and loud shouting from a girl’s voice.”

The Three Horseshoes is situated about 5 miles (8km) north-west of Sevenoaks.