Moment mother-of-two is gunned down outside pub on Valentine’s Day by man ‘known to her’ with three gun shots heard on CCTV

This is the shocking moment three gun shots blasts ring out in a quiet village leaving a mother of two dead.

Pubgoers who had been enjoying a Valentine’s Day dinner are also heard screaming in terror on CCTV footage obtained by MailOnline.

A minute after the three blasts a fourth is heard and a vehicle is the seen leaving the car park of the Three Horseshoes Pub in Knockholt, Kent.

Moments later a woman can be heard screaming: ‘He’s killed her.’

The shooting happened at 7pm last Friday and police are investigating a potential murder-suicide theory.

The victim, named locally as Lisa and who was in her 40s, died from gunshot wounds after the attack outside the popular pub.

Kent Police have also revealed that the suspect in the fatal shooting ‘may have entered the water’ at the Dartford Crossing afterwards.

The force said a man they were looking for, believed to be known to the victim, left the area and a car and gun were later found at the Queen Elizabeth II bridge – 10-miles away – and officers later received reports of a man on the wrong side of the barrier.

Floral tributes as well as cans of Red Bull have been left in honour of a woman shot dead outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt, near Sevenoaks in Kent

Kent Police officers have been carrying out investigations after being called on Friday at 7pm

The victim in her 40s died from gunshot wounds after Friday’s attack in the Kent village

Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector David Higham, said: ‘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.’

It is understood neither the suspect or victim were from Kent but had local connections to the area.

The pub’s landlady, Michelle Thomas, revealed 30 people were at the pub for dinner, while 20 more were in the bar as the incident unfolded just after 7pm.

She also described how an off-duty firearms officer intervened to get the situation under control and said the victim had been to the pub before but ‘wasn’t a regular’.

Locals described her as a mother of two, while not only flowers but also cans of Red Bull were laid in her honour close to the pub – and mourners attending the scene were seen crying.

The victim was declared deceased at the scene, while Kent Police confirmed that her family had been informed

Eve Hussey, 62, who lives locally, told MailOnline: ‘We were horrified we heard about it on the news. We go past here for all our comings and goings and it’s just such quiet village.’

Rev Tim Edwards, vicar of St Katharine’s Church in the village, said: ‘I think the main thing is shock – shock is the word I’ve heard repeatedly from people that sense of disbelief. It’s not what you would expect in a village like this.’

Thivi Selva, who was working at neighbouring Knockholt Village Store, told MailOnline: ‘I heard bangs and people crying outside – 20 minutes later police came and blocked the road. I heard gunshots – I thought they were fireworks.’

Knockholt Parish councillor Steve Maines earlier told the BBC: ‘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.’

A blue Seat car in the pub car park was removed from the murder scene by police and taken away via loader lorry over the weekend.

Forensic officers have been working both day and night at the scene in Knockholt

Locals have spoken about the ‘shock’ felt across the community following the killing