Shooting in Dikwella injures one person
Posted by Editor on June 13, 2023 - 10:01 am
One person was injured in a shooting that took place at Kumaratunga Mawatha in Dematapitiya, Dikwella at around 7:10 AM today (June 13).
Sri Lanka Police said that a 51-year-old man travelling on a motorcycle on his way after dropping his child at school was injured in the shooting that was carried out by two men who had arrived in a car using a T-56 firearm and later fled the scene.
The injured man was admitted to the Matara Hospital, and a police investigation is underway to arrest the suspects.
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