Alwaght- A British Member of Parliament from the opposition Labour party was shot dead in the street on Thursday amid polarizing campaigning for next week's referendum on the country's EU membership.
Ms. Jo Cox, died after being shot in northern England with West Yorkshire Police saying Thursday a 52-year-old man had been arrested following the terrorist attack.
The attack took place in Birstall, near the city of Leeds. It happened outside the library where she regularly held meetings with her constituents.
Weapons including a firearm recovered following the terrorist attack which has shocked Britain. "We are not in a position to discuss any motive at this time," said Temporary Chief Constable Dee Collins. One witness told the Press Association that Cox had intervened in a scuffle between two men, one of whom pulled a gun from a bag and then fired twice.
Cox was a leading campaigner for Britain to remain in the 28-member bloc and chaired the all-party parliamentary committee on Syria.
A University of Cambridge graduate, she was the Oxfam aid agency's policy chief before entering parliament and a prominent campaigner for refugee rights.
She became a Labour MP for Batley and Spen in the May 2015 general election and was also known for her work on women's issues.
The lawmaker's husband Brendan said: "She would have wanted two things above all else to happen now: one, that our precious children are bathed in love and two, that we all unite to fight against the hatred that killed her."
The rival referendum campaign groups said they were suspending activities for the day, with the Remain camp saying its activities would also be suspended on Friday.
