Knockholt: Police find body in Thames in search for Valentine’s Day shooting suspect
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Officers searching for a suspect following a pub shooting on Valentine’s Day say they have recovered a body from the River Thames.
Lisa Smith, 43, from Slough, was shot dead in Knockholt near The Three Horseshoes pub just after 7pm on Valentine’s Day, Kent Police said.
The suspect, named as Edvard Stockings or Smith, was known to Ms Smith.
Later that evening police said they found a car abandoned on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge which crosses the Thames at Dartford 17 miles away.
A man had fallen into the water below.
On Saturday, police said a body was found in the Thames near Rainham, Essex, at around 3.45pm on Friday.
Formal identification has not yet taken place, but, the man’s family have been informed, police confirmed.
Kent Police said in a statement: “On Friday 14 February 2025, Lisa Smith, 43, was killed after she was shot outside a pub in Main Road.
“The suspect was known to Lisa and later that evening officers found his car abandoned on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. Enquiries established he had fallen into the water below.
“At around 3.45pm on Friday 7 March, a body was located near Rainham, Essex. Formal identification has not yet taken place; however, the man’s family have been informed.”
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