Shooting at school, gunman commits suicide after shooting teacher
Posted by Editor on September 23, 2010 - 9:59 am
News Courtesy: Ada Derana
A gunman shot at a lady teacher attached to a school at Siyambalanduwa this morning and later committed suicide by shooting himself. The teacher has been admitted to the Siyambalaanduwa hospital, Senior DIG Moneragala Nimal Mediwaka told Ada Derana.
Both the teacher and the gunman are said to be in their mid twenties.
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The president, Defence minister and the chief of the police should take very strict measures against it because it is the first time we heard such a thing in school in SriLanka. We should stop it by giving severe punishment. We should respect schools and children.