Witnesses said the 41-year-old was kicked by her attacker as she lay on the floor and that she was shot repeatedly. It’s also believed she was stabbed and dragged along by her hair.
The Batley and Spen MP was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary and a 52-year-old man has been arrested.
An eyewitness alleged that the attacker repeatedly shouted ‘Britain First’ while stabbing and shooting her then walked away calmly.
Cafe owner Clarke Rothwell said: ‘He shot this lady once and then he shot her again, he fell to the floor, leant over shot her once more in the face area.’
Others have suggested she was intervening in a scuffle when she was attacked.
The mother of two, who has recently spoken about voting to stay in Europe, has been a Member of Parliament since the last General Election. This afternoon both Vote Leave and Stronger In suspended their campaigns.
Eyewitness Hithem Ben Abdallah, 56, was in the cafe next door to the library shortly after 1pm when he heard screaming and went outside.
He said: ‘There was a guy who was being very brave and another guy with a white baseball cap who he was trying to control and the man in the baseball cap suddenly pulled a gun from his bag.’
He added: ‘He was fighting with her and wrestling with her and then the gun went off twice and then she fell between two cars and I came and saw her bleeding on the floor.’
After around 15 minutes, the shop owner said emergency services arrived and tended to her with a drip.
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