Youth killed in a shooting inside mobile phones shop in Thelijjawila
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on January 20, 2024 - 9:35 pm
A 24-year-old youth was killed in a shooting at Thelijjawila, Matara on Saturday night (January 20), police said.
According to Police, two men who arrived on a motorcycle at a mobile phones shop located in Thelijjawila Junction, had opened fire on the victim with a pistol.
Police said the motive behind the shooting incident is yet to be ascertained while the Malimbada Police are investigating to arrest the shooters.
The victim was identified as a resident of Welipitiya.
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