Shots fired inside Mount Lavinia court complex
Posted by Editor on August 4, 2022 - 2:40 pm
A shooting took place inside Mount Lavinia Number Two Magistrate’s Court today (August 4) afternoon.
Sri Lanka Police said two shots were fired by a man among the crowd targeting a defendant who was in the court dock for the trial but no one was injured.
According to Police, the shooting incident happened while a drug related case was taken up for trial.
The shooter fired a third time to scare the crowd and fled the scene.
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