BBC Lincolnshire Live on Wednesday 20 July 2016

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Live updates on Wednesday 20 July 2016

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Alex Rhodes

Spalding shootings: Tributes continue onlinepublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Alex Rhodes
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'How does something get that bad?'published at 12:19 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
David Sykes
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
I've been speaking to a man who arrived at the scene shortly after the shootings and saw the authorities taking the bodies away.
He only wanted to be known by his first name, Dave, and this is what he told me. Take a listen.
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David Sykes speaks to a man who arrived at the scene shortly after the shootings
Spalding shootings: High School tribute to Charlotte Hartpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
BBC Look North
East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Spalding High School where Charlotte Hart had been a pupil issued this tribute:
"We are all deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of our former student, Charlotte Hart.
She was an exemplary student in every way, who showed incredible kindness and empathy towards others.
"Charlotte had many close friends and her polite and caring nature endeared her to all who met her. It is our students who make Spalding High School such a unique and special place to be and to lose Charlotte is devastating to us all.
Our thoughts and sincerest condolences are with Charlotte’s brothers, her family and friends at this time."
Spalding shootings: Charlotte Hart, 19, training to be midwifepublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Gun victim Charlotte Hart, 19, (pictured) was training to be a midwife when she was shot and killed yesterday by a man believed to be her own father.
Her former secondary school, Spalding High School, has told us she was "incredibly driven to achieve her dream" and excelled academically.
Charlotte died with her mother Claire Hart after being shot at Castle Sports Complex in Spalding.
Lance Hart, 57, died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds at the scene.
Image source, Facebook
Charlotte had moved to Northampton University where she was continuing her studies.
Spalding shootings: 'We'll pull together' says town's vicarpublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
The vicar of Spalding, the Reverend John Bennett, said the church was ready to help those shocked by the killings.
"I'm sure that as a community we will actually pull together and give the help and support that's needed for people involved with this.
"We'll be looking at whether we do something actually in the church over next few days, or whether we do something specifically on Sunday.
"It's just not the sort of thing you expect to happen in a small market town anywhere in the country, let alone in Lincolnshire."
Spalding shootings: What we know todaypublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
- Spalding in shock day after three people die in shooting
- Major Crime Team contacted over car park deaths
- Floral tributes begin at site of shootings
- Cars removed from scene of killings
Spalding shootings: Thoughts turn to the victimspublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
After the initial shock, social media posts show reactions to the deaths of a mother and daughter in Spalding.
The BBC understands Claire Hart, 50, and her daughter Charlotte Hart, 19, were fatally shot near the Castle Sports swimming pool on Tuesday.
Lance Hart, 57, is understood to have then shot himself at the scene.
Here's one tweet we saw about the deaths:
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Spalding shootings: Cars removed from the scenepublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
David Sykes
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Two cars have now been taken away from the Castle Sports Complex, the scene of yesterday's shooting.
Three members of a family were killed in a shooting near the Castle Sports swimming pool in Lincolnshire.
The BBC understands Claire Hart, 50, and her daughter Charlotte Hart, 19, were killed in the shooting in Spalding.
Lance Hart, 57, is understood to have then shot himself at the scene.
Spalding shootings: Reaction on Twitter to town deathspublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
The deaths of a mother and her daughter in Spalding on Tuesday has prompted a reaction on social media.
Charlotte and Claire Hart were shot by Lance Hart in the car park of the Castle Sports Complex yesterday morning.
Here is one response on Twitter:
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Spalding shootings: Post-mortem examinations to take place laterpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Police say post-mortem examinations on all three bodies are due to begin later today.
Charlotte and Claire Hart (pictured) were shot by Lance Hart in the car park of Castle Sports Complex in Spalding on Tuesday morning.
Image source, Facebook
Spalding shootings: Neighbour tells of 'caring' manpublished at 10:02 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Investigators raided the family home in Hatt Close, Moulton, where one neighbour described gunman Lance Hart as "always caring" and a "very nice guy."
Lance Hart shot his wife and 19-year-old daughter in Spalding on Tuesday before turning the gun on himself.
The resident, who gave his name as Peter, said:
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"Lance worked as a delivery driver for a builders' merchants - we've had quite a bit of stuff from them - but he was always caring and would come around afterwards to see whether we could carry stuff.
Peter, Neighbour
At the scene: Spalding remains in shock at triple killingpublished at 09:55 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
David Sykes
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
I'm near the scene in Spalding this morning where three members of a family were killed in a shooting near a swimming pool yesterday.
Image source, PA
Lance Hart, 57, his wife Claire Hart, 50, and their daughter Charlotte Hart, 19, were killed in the incident. Police aren't looking for anyone else over the deaths.
Looking at the scene now, the police cordon is still in place and I can see the tops of the two white tents placed where the incident happened while police continue their investigations.
The town of Spalding, meanwhile, remains in shock at what's happened, with the Vicar of Spalding, the Reverend John Bennett, telling BBC Radio Lincolnshire of his disbelief at the events.
Spalding shootings recap: Major Crime Team brought inpublished at 09:48 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Superintendent Paul Timmins (pictured) of Lincolnshire Police said the triple gun deaths in Spalding on Tuesday had prompted the involvement of a specialist police unit.
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Clearly, a situation such as this for a small community like Spalding is hard to comprehend. We are working alongside colleagues from the East Midlands Major Crime Team in order to provide answers around what has happened."
Supt Paul Timmins, Lincolnshire Police
Floral tributes left at scene of Spalding shootingspublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
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Picture of Lance Hart who shot his wife and daughterpublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Here is a picture of Lance Hart the man the BBC understands who shot his wife and 19-year-old daughter before turn the shotgun on himself on Spalding on Tuesday.
Image source, SWNS
Neighbour's shock over family gun deathspublished at 09:00 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
A neighbour has told of his shock after a 57-year-old man shot his wife and daughter before killing himself in Spalding on Tuesday.
The BBC understands the gunman was Lance Hart who is believed to have worked at a builders merchant.
Hours after the deaths police raided the family's home in Hatt Close, Moulton, about five miles from the centre of Spalding.
This resident, who only gave his first name, said he was stunned when he heard the news:
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Last time I spoke to him, he had put the house on the market because they were hoping to downsize, buy somewhere in the village. He was a very nice guy, he went out of his way to be helpful so it comes as a great shock.
Peter, Neighbour
Your headlines this morningpublished at 08:43 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Alex Rhodes
BBC Lincolnshire Live
Headlines from our Lincolnshire newsroom:
- Floral tributes are being left at the scene of yesterday's triple shooting in Spalding
- LIVES emergency responders are being trained to react to medical emergencies on cycles
- Commemorations will take place to mark 60th anniversary of first Vulcan at RAF Waddington near Lincoln
Floral tributes arriving at scene of shootingspublished at 08:27 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
David Sykes
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
I'm back in Spalding today after the shocking triple shooting yesterday morning.
The BBC understands the gunman was Lance Hart who used a shotgun to kill his wife Claire and daughter Charlotte before killing himself
Claire and Lance were both in their 50s and Charlotte was 19-years-old.
Image source, Facebook
Today floral tributes are being laid at the scene, the Castle Sports Complex on Pinchbeck road.
We'll be bringing you more throughout the day.
Weather across Lincolnshire on Wednesdaypublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
Abbie Dewhurst
Weather Presenter, BBC Look North
Just look at that shade of orange:
As you can probably tell it's going to be another rather hot and humid day with some hazy sunshine at times and isolated heavy and thundery showers possible, mainly during the afternoon and evening.
Traffic and travel: Easy start to the daypublished at 08:06 British Summer Time 20 July 2016
BBC Travel
Everything is looking pretty good on the county's roads today.
We've got some congestion in the usual places such as Holdingham, Winthorpe and Lincoln.
Roadworks also rumble on at the A15 in Thurlby, allow some extra time if you're passing through the Kates Bridge junction.