Pub shooting suspect rang friend and said ‘she’s dead’ before ‘jumping in river’

The man suspected of shooting a woman dead outside a pub on Valentine’s Day reportedly phoned a friend and told her what he had done.

Edvard Stockings, also known by the surname Smith, is thought to have fatally shot Lisa Smith outside the Three Horseshoes pub in Knockholt near Sevenoaks in Kent last Friday.

Shortly afterwards he is believed to have driven to the Queen Elizabeth II bridge at the Dartford Crossing and jumped into the River Thames.

He’s still not been found after three days of searching.

Leslie Thompson, a friend, received a phone call from Stockings less than two hours after the shooting, the BBC reports.

Lisa, a 43-year-old mum of two who also used the surname Stockings, was shot dead in the pub car park at around 7pm on Friday, and Stockings phoned his friend at around 8.50pm.

He reportedly said ‘she’s dead, I love you, I’ll see you on the other side’ during the call – and Leslie believes Stockings shot his wife Lisa following abreakdown.

Stockings also said ‘I can’t live, we’ve all gone together’ during the call, and that ‘armed police will probably shoot me’.

Speaking to the BBC, Leslie said he had known the couple for more than 30 years, adding: ‘They were both the life and soul of the party. We really don’t know why he has done it. I’m baffled.

‘He’s had a breakdown. I’m one million percent sure he is in the river.’

Police received reports of a man ‘on the wrong side of the barrier’ of the Dartford Crossing on Friday evening.

They found a vehicle containing a gun on the bridge.

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