Blog Supplemental: CSI Sidcup !!!

We were just about to go to bed when we looked out of the bedroom window and saw that the end of the road had been cordoned off and there was a police car with flashing lights and couple of officers lurking about. There didn't seem to be much activity so intrigue and speculation started to run wild. We had heard a loud bang earlier in the evening which we had put down as a firework as there was no other noise or activity afterwards.

We saw the local Indian restaurant waiters all get turned back as they left to go home which further fuelled the feeling that something was definitely amiss. Saying that we could see people walking past at the other side of the cordon and traffic was flowing freely so it appeared to be localised whatever it was.

After about 20 minutes we notice a policewoman come through the cordon and then go and knock on a few doors on the opposite side of the road. She then crossed over and headed back on our side. Seeing us in the window she signalled that she was coming to our house. She asked if we had heard anything tonight and we mentioned the loud bang. Turns out that they didn't think that it was a firework, they suspected a gunshot and were awaiting the forensic team to appear.

The end of our road has been cordoned off as it is now a forensic "potential" crime scene! Quite cool. Bizarrely though it was fascinating and yet boring as nothing was happening at all. A bit later on there was more flashing as someone appeared who was taking photographs of the area. More activity started to happen as they took photographs and a group of people were grouped together within the cordon but on our side of the road so we couldn't see clearly what was going on.

I guess the sobering thing is that IF this was a gunshot that they were investigating it was only 3 doors up the road where it happened and we were walking up that part of road about 60 minutes before it happened.

Wonder if we'll hear any more on exactly what happened?