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| A police manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old pregnant woman was shot dead at her home in south-west London. | A police manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old pregnant woman was shot dead at her home in south-west London. |
| Detectives want to trace a white man aged between 30 and 50 after Krystal Hart was killed in Battersea. | Detectives want to trace a white man aged between 30 and 50 after Krystal Hart was killed in Battersea. |
| It is thought the shooting may have followed a long-running dispute over parking spaces where she lived. | |
| Ms Hart was found in the hallway of her flat in Belleville Road on Friday morning. A post-mortem examination on her body is taking place later. | Ms Hart was found in the hallway of her flat in Belleville Road on Friday morning. A post-mortem examination on her body is taking place later. |
| She had suffered a single gunshot wound and was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. | She had suffered a single gunshot wound and was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. |
| Det Ch Insp Colin Sutton, of the Metropolitan Police, said Ms Hart is believed to have been involved in a dispute over parking dating back "many months". | Det Ch Insp Colin Sutton, of the Metropolitan Police, said Ms Hart is believed to have been involved in a dispute over parking dating back "many months". |
| He said: "Police were called to the house shortly after 11am and found a young girl had been shot in her home. | He said: "Police were called to the house shortly after 11am and found a young girl had been shot in her home. |
| "We think that this took place as a result of some kind of dispute, possibly with neighbours, possibly about parking." | "We think that this took place as a result of some kind of dispute, possibly with neighbours, possibly about parking." |
| Her stepfather Clive Lawrence, who works in a vacuum cleaner store opposite the scene, confirmed she had been involved in a dispute with a neighbour over "petty things". | Her stepfather Clive Lawrence, who works in a vacuum cleaner store opposite the scene, confirmed she had been involved in a dispute with a neighbour over "petty things". |
| He said: "She was full of life and looking forward to being a mum. | |
| "The police seem to have some idea of what happened. They said they have got a good idea about who may have done it. | "The police seem to have some idea of what happened. They said they have got a good idea about who may have done it. |
| "You see films and you read about it in books but you can't imagine how it feels when it happens to your own." | "You see films and you read about it in books but you can't imagine how it feels when it happens to your own." |
| No-one has been arrested over the murder. One neighbour who called police after the attack has been questioned, but was not under arrest and was being talked to as a witness. | No-one has been arrested over the murder. One neighbour who called police after the attack has been questioned, but was not under arrest and was being talked to as a witness. |
| "We have some good lines of inquiry and we are quite confident that we can resolve this reasonably quickly." | "We have some good lines of inquiry and we are quite confident that we can resolve this reasonably quickly." |
| I think that neighbours get a bit territorial about the space outside their house Grant Slatter, neighbour Pregnant woman shot dead | I think that neighbours get a bit territorial about the space outside their house Grant Slatter, neighbour Pregnant woman shot dead |
| Det Ch Insp Sutton said: "We believe it was a handgun that was used although of what sort we don't know at this stage. | Det Ch Insp Sutton said: "We believe it was a handgun that was used although of what sort we don't know at this stage. |
| "We think that at least two shots were fired but we're not absolutely sure how many struck the target." | "We think that at least two shots were fired but we're not absolutely sure how many struck the target." |
| Mr Sutton said officers would be reviewing CCTV footage from a camera on the building. | Mr Sutton said officers would be reviewing CCTV footage from a camera on the building. |
| Police have appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time of the shooting to contact them. | Police have appealed for anyone who was in the area at the time of the shooting to contact them. |
| A children's author, Grant Slatter, who lives two streets from the road where the shooting happened, said the issue of parking in the area had caused problems in recent years. | A children's author, Grant Slatter, who lives two streets from the road where the shooting happened, said the issue of parking in the area had caused problems in recent years. |
| "I think that neighbours get a bit territorial about the space outside their house and tend to think that the space outside is theirs," he said. | "I think that neighbours get a bit territorial about the space outside their house and tend to think that the space outside is theirs," he said. |
| The roads around the area mainly contain special bays for parking that only allow permit holders, or those paying at a ticket machine, to use them. | The roads around the area mainly contain special bays for parking that only allow permit holders, or those paying at a ticket machine, to use them. |