Gun shootings continue: Two more incidents reported

August 25, 2023 at 10:07 AM

Two shooting incidents have been reported in separate areas over the last 24 – hours ending at 09.00 a.m. today. 

A 49-year-old man has been injured after being shot at by unidentified gunmen at the Kurundhukumbura Junction on the Hettipola – Kuliyapitiya road last night (Aug. 24).

The Police stated that the victim had been shot by two individuals on a motorcycle.

The victim, a resident of Munamaldeniya, has been admitted to the Kuliyapitiya Hospital. 

The Hettipola Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspects. 

Meanwhile, an individual has been injured in a shooting reported on Robert Gunawardena Mawatha in Thalangama, Battaramulla today.

The Police stated that the injured individual had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. 

Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle had carried out the shooting and fled the area.

The Thalangama Police is conducting investigations to apprehend the suspects. (NewsWire)