THE landlady of a pub where a woman was shot dead thought the loud bangs were fireworks. Michelle Thomas said there was “screaming, shouting, crying” and that the whole community was in shock. The victim, believed to be a mum of two and in her 40s, was killed by a man known to her in the car park of The Three Horseshoes in Knockholt, Kent, on Friday. The pair were yesterday named locally as Lisa and Edvard Stockings.
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One source said Lisa had been in the pub with a female friend. Landlady Michelle had been preparing the Valentine’s dinner when she heard two loud bangs she initially thought were fireworks. She told Sky News: “There was so much commotion — screaming, shouting, crying. People were outside on their phones. We tried to get people inside the pub. “People were only just starting to sit down, it was early on in the evening.”.
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Michelle said the victim was not a regular at the pub, where floral tributes were laid yesterday, but had been there before, “mostly in the summer”. After the shooting the suspect drove 17 miles to the Dartford Crossing where police later found his vehicle with a firearm inside. It was believed he may have jumped into the River Thames from the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and been swept to his death.
