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Tributes to woman killed in Valentine’s Day shooting

Bob Dale

BBC News, South East

Jo Burn

BBC News, Knockholt

BBC/JO BURN Three balloons, including one saying 'Wonderful Mum', are tethered to the ground in front of the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt. A green and a blue car are parked behind the balloons.BBC/JO BURN

A “Wonderful Mum” balloon was left outside the pub among the tributes

Tributes have been left at the scene of a fatal shooting in Kent on Valentine’s Day.

A woman in her 40s was killed outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt just after 19:00 GMT on Friday.

Police later found a vehicle that contained a gun on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, which crosses the River Thames, near Dartford.

Detectives are investigating the possibility that the suspect entered the water and said both families involved were being supported by police.

Gareth Fuller/PA Media an aerial view of the Three Horseshoes pub and surrounding area where the shooting happened on Friday. A police car is seen blocking the road outside the pub.Gareth Fuller/PA Media

The shooting happened outside the pub on Friday evening

Kent Police said they believed the suspect was known to the victim.

They also said call handlers received reports of a man “on the wrong side of the barrier” on the Dartford Bridge.

Flowers, messages and balloons – including one for “Wonderful Mum” – have been left at the scene.

BBC Radio Kent reporter Jo Burn said the tributes included messages such as “rest in peace” and “fly high, pretty lady”.

BBC/JO BURN A collection of flowers laid on the ground around some boxes of Red Bull energy drinks.BBC/JO BURN

Flowers, balloons, messages and energy drinks have been left at the scene

BBC/JO BURN Four heart shaped balloons are tethered to a gatepost outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt. A green car is parked behind the balloons.BBC/JO BURN

The woman was shot outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt


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