The manager of the gym where Great Baddow murder victim John Pordage trained have paid tribute a day after his funeral procession drove past the building.
Ab-Salute gym in Chelmsford was used almost daily by Mr Pordage, who was shot in the chest outside the BP petrol station in Baddow Road at 2am on August 5.
"There were quite a few people who were at his funeral procession."
The 26-year-old added: "It is such a big loss for our gym - he came here for a couple of hours every day and a lot of that was spent socialising with others."
Ab-Salute have also hung a photo in memory of Mr Pordage in the fitness centre.
"He was a friendly to everyone he met," added Miss Da Costa.
Police remain open-minded and have not ruled out the possibility that Blundell may be abroad.