A woman shot dead at a Kent pub has been named by police as 43-year-old Lisa Smith from Slough.
She was pronounced dead outside the Three Horseshoes pub on Valentine’s Day after police were called shortly after 7pm.
Police are continuing to search the River Thames for a suspect who is believed to have been seen on the wrong side of the Queen Elizabeth II bridge in Dartford.
A car and firearm linked to the suspect were recovered next to the Dartford Crossing after police were called to Main Road in Knockholt at 7.02pm on Friday.
Police are focusing their efforts to locate the suspect, who was known to Smith, and recover him from the water.
Flowers and balloons, including one which read “Wonderful Mum”, were accompanied by messages such as “Rest in peace” and “Fly high, pretty lady”.
Landlady Michelle Thomas told Sky News that she had been preparing the Valentine’s dinner when she heard two loud bangs she initially thought were fireworks.
She said: “There was so much commotion – screaming, shouting, crying.”
Ms Thomas added that the victim was not a regular at the pub, where floral tributes were laid yesterday, but had been there before, “mostly in the summer”.
She also described how an off-duty firearms officer intervened to get the situation under control.
It is understood neither the suspect nor the victim were from Kent but had local connections to the area.
Senior investigating officer, detective chief inspector David Higham, said on Saturday: “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.”
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.”
