Girl shot lifeless at Kent pub | Kent

A girl in her 40s has been shot lifeless at a pub in Knockholt, Kent, police stated.

In a press release, Kent police stated officers had been known as at about 7pm on Friday to a report of a disturbance on the Three Horseshoes pub within the village close to Sevenoaks.

“Officers attended the scene together with South East Coast ambulance service the place a lady in her 40s had suffered accidents in step with gunshot wounds.

“She was declared deceased on the scene and a homicide investigation is below approach.”

They added: “As a part of inquiries, officers attended the Dartford Crossing the place a car linked to the incident was recovered, alongside a firearm.”

Inquiries had been ongoing to establish and discover all those that had been doubtlessly concerned, they stated. The girl’s subsequent of kin had been knowledgeable.

Steve Maines, a parish councillor in Knockholt, instructed the BBC: “We had been sitting having our Valentine’s Day meal when hastily we heard this large commotion exterior within the automotive park. We had been instructed somebody had been shot so we needed to go away.”

A message posted on the Three Horseshoes’ Fb web page stated the pub would stay closed on Saturday after the “tragic incident”.