A 36-year-old lady was shot during a possible hostage situation in Kent, and she later passed away in the hospital.
At 12:40 PM on Saturday, Priory Road in Dartford received a call from the police reporting a disturbance in a home there.
Officers and a professional mediator were dispatched to the location, and they made an effort to talk to the 29-year-old guy inside.
The woman sustained injuries while they were on the scene, which are thought to have been brought on by a firearm.
She was taken to a hospital in London, but died yesterday afternoon.
The man also suffered a firearms injury, and remains in a critical condition in hospital.
Kent Police said he was being treated as the suspect.
Investigators from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are now treating the firearms incident as murder following the woman’s death.
The police said in a statement: ‘Anyone with information which may assist the investigation should call Kent Police on 01474 366149, quoting reference 46/80922/23.
‘You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 5551111 or by using the online form on their website.’
Witnesses on Saturday afternoon described how police cordoned off the road and ordered people to stay inside their homes, before officers broke through the front door.
One woman, who did not wish to be named, said: ‘I was in the house and my husband and two girls were out – they couldn’t get back home.
‘I went out and was told “get back – you must stay indoors”.
‘I went to the garden where I could see more.’
About an hour after police entered the property, she said she heard gunshots before a person was carried out on a stretcher.
She said: ‘It was pandemonium, I heard five gunshots – a pause and then another five.’