Kent pub shooting suspect 'rang friend and said 'she's dead' within hours of killing'

Yahoo

18-02-2025

The man suspected of shooting a woman dead outside a Kent pub is alleged to have phoned a friend and told her what he had done, according to the BBC.
Lisa Smith, 43, was killed after a shooting outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt at around 7pm on Valentine's Day (February 14).
Her suspected killer, Edvard Stockings, is believed to have fallen from the Queen Elizabeth II bridge in Dartford following the shooting.
Police said a car and gun were found near the bridge, and that a man was seen on the wrong side of the barrier.
He has still not been found after three days of searching.
Stockings, also known by the surname Smith, called friend, Leslie Thompson, less than two hours after the shooting, as reported by the BBC.
He reportedly said: 'She's dead, I love you, I'll see you on the other side' during the call.
Thompson said that the phone call had led him to believe that Stockings had shot his wife.
Stockings allegedly said: 'I can't live, we've all gone together' during the call, and that 'armed police will probably shoot me'.
Speaking to the BBC, Leslie said he had known the couple for more than 30 years, adding: 'They were both the life and soul of the party. We really don't know why he has done it. I'm baffled.
'He's had a breakdown. I'm one million per cent sure he is in the river.'
The landlady of The Three Horseshoes Michelle Thomas described customers 'screaming, shouting and crying' as they realised what had happened.
She told Sky News that she was preparing for the Valentine's dinner service when she heard two loud bangs that she initially thought were fireworks.
About 30 people were at the pub for dinner, while 20 more were in the bar as the incident unfolded just after 7pm, she said.
'People were only just starting to sit down, it was early on in the evening,' she told Sky.
She also described how an off-duty firearms officer intervened to get the situation under control.
She told the broadcaster the victim had been to the pub before but 'wasn't a regular'.
Police have said that the suspect was known to the victim.