The suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman outside a pub in Kent is believed to be dead, police have said. Lisa Smith, 43, was killed after she was shot outside a pub in Main Road, Knockholt, on the evening of Friday, 14 February. A car, driven by a man known to Lisa, was found later that evening by officers abandoned on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford.
Police say a handgun was found inside the vehicle, and enquiries have since established that the suspect entered the water below. Be the first to get Breaking News. Install the Sky News app for free. In an update on Thursday, detective chief inspector Dave Higham, from Kent Police, said: "We have carried out a full and extensive investigation into Lisa's tragic murder and our enquiries have concluded that the suspect is believed to have died after falling into the River Thames.
"Multiple searches of several areas of the river have since been assisted by the Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brigade and Coastguard, but at this stage we have not recovered a body. "These searches are ongoing and whilst our investigation will continue, we will be preparing our findings and reports to assist the coroner.".
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