Man shot dead in Middeniya
Posted by Editor on September 2, 2022 - 8:18 am
The 47-year-old was shot dead by an unidentified gunman while he was returning home on a motorcycle with his wife after visiting a relative at Sathosmathagama in Middeniya on Thursday (September 01).
Shooting took place at around 9:30 PM and the seriously wounded man was pronounced dead after being admitted to the Thalawa Hospital.
Police said that the deceased was connected to a shooting incident that resulted in the death of a man in 2017.
The motive behind the shooting is yet to be uncovered and Middeniya Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Namal Rajapaksa voices concern over Tamil Genocide Memorial in Canada May 13, 2025
- ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ steps in to aid Kotmale Hospital after crash May 13, 2025
- NPP, SJB in power struggle for Colombo Municipal Council May 13, 2025
- 37 injured in pilgrimage bus accident at Aladeniya May 13, 2025
- British woman caught with Rs. 460 million worth of Kush cannabis at BIA May 12, 2025
