A DAD is feared to have shot dead his partner and daughter before turning the gun on himself at a swimming pool car park.
Lance Hart, 58, is believed to have shot his wife Claire, 51, and their daughter Charlotte, 19, in Spalding, Lincs, at 9am this morning
Charlotte and her mother, Claire, are thought to have been shot by father Lance Hart this morning
Police were called to the Castle Sports Complex in Spalding, Lincs, at around 9am this morning after gunshots were heard.
Neighbours to the Hart family home told how police swooped on the detached £280,000 four bed house in nearby Moulton, at about 10am – an hour after they were shot.
Officers have since been raiding the property where Claire and Lance Hart lived with Charlotte, and sons Ryan, 25, and Luke, 26, for the last seven years.
A neighbour known only as Peter, described Lance, who is understood to have worked at a nearby builders’ merchants, as “the nicest guy you could ever meet” and said he ”would do anything for anyone”.
Another neighbour described the Harts, who are believed to have got married in 1990, as the “loveliest couple ever”.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, said: “They were an absolutely lovely family.
“They were the loveliest couple ever. We don’t know them well but wave to them when we see them.
“I can’t imagine why they have raided that house. They had three kids, two boys and a girl.”
‘The house is up for sale but I can’t imagine they would have left without saying goodbye.”
It is understood Charlotte was studying at the University of Northampton but was home for the summer holidays.
A close neighbour said: “She was really nice and friendly.”
A former neighbour of Lance Hart’s parents, Raymond and Daphne Hart, said: “He was a friendly guy, I wouldn’t have a bad word to say about him, but I knew him decades ago.”
Lincolnshire Police confirmed just after 4pm today that the people killed were two women and a man.
A shotgun is believed to have been involved, and officers are still looking into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Cops confirmed the incident was not terror-related and it is being speculated that the incident is linked to a domestic dispute.
Superintendent Paul Timmins addressed the press this afternoon outside the Spalding Police Station and said: “We believe all those involved were known to each other but we are not in a position to release their names and their relationship to each other.”
Supt Int said no more comments would be made by the police today.
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