Everything we know about Kent Valentine's Day shooting as police name woman killed
A woman who was shot dead outside a pub in Kent on Valentine's Day has been named by police.
Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough, was pronounced dead at the scene at the Three Horseshoes in the village of Knockholt, near Sevenoaks just after 7pm on Friday, Kent Police said.
Kent Police said that they believed the suspect may have entered the water, while a gun was found in a car nearby.
Here's everything we know about the incident:
Police were called to the pub just after 7pm on Friday after receiving reports of a shooting.
Michelle Thomas, who runs the pub, told Sky News she was printing off menus and preparing for the Valentine's dinner service when she heard two loud bangs that she initially "thought were fireworks".
"There was so much commotion - screaming, shouting, crying. People were outside, on their phones. We tried to get people inside the pub to consolidate them,' she said.
At the time, around 30 people were at the pub for dinner, while 20 more were in the bar with the dinner service underway.
Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, Ms Smith was declared dead and her next of kin have been informed.
The force said the suspect, believed to be known to the victim, left the area and a car and gun were later found at the Queen Elizabeth II bridge.
Police later received reports of a man on the wrong side of the barrier. It has been reported that a Gravesend RNLI Lifeboat was tasked with searching the area by the HM Coastguard at around 10.25pm.
It is understood neither the suspect nor the victim was from Kent but had local connections to the area.
What have the police said?
Senior investigating officer detective chief inspector David Higham, said: 'Call handlers received reports of a man on the wrong side of the barrier and we are not ruling out the possibility that he may have entered the water.
'We are currently only looking for one suspect and do not believe there to be an ongoing risk to the public.
'Specialist officers continue to work with the families of both parties involved to support them following this tragic incident.'
Kent Police revealed on Monday they were continuing to search areas of the River Thames after a suspect linked to a murder in Knockholt is believed to have fallen from the Queen Elizabeth II bridge.
They said: 'Whilst the victim has not yet been formally identified, she has been named as Lisa Smith, aged 43, and who was from Slough.'
What have locals said?
Local parish councillor Ray Picot told Kent Online that he heard 'a couple of loud bangs' at 7pm.
He added: 'It's a shock. We've never had anything like this. It's a very busy pub – a great pub. It never has any trouble and is very well managed.
'I understand those inside the pub were ushered back to their houses by police as they were all in terrible shock. It sounded awful.'
Fellow parish councillor Steve Maines told the BBC he heard a 'commotion' outside the venue and was told someone had been shot.
He said: 'We were sitting having our Valentine's Day meal when all of a sudden we heard this huge commotion outside in the car park.
'We were told someone had been shot so we had to leave.'
And Dorothy Wong, who lives in the village, said: 'I heard around three to four bangs outside and loud shouting from a woman's voice.'
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