Unidentified gunmen have opened fire at a residence, believed to belong to a drug lord, in the Pelendagoda area in Panagoda, Homagama, before fleeing.
Preliminary Police investigations reveal that two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle had shot at the house early this morning and fled the area.
A 09 mm weapon is found to have been used in the shooting, with the Police recovering two empty bullets and a live bullet in the lane in front of the house.
It is suspected that this shooting was done on the orders of another drug trafficker, living abroad, due to the owner of the house buying drugs from several other drug traffickers.
No persons living in the house had been injured in the shooting, while a parapet wall and window of the house had been damaged.
Police investigations are underway into the incident. (Newswire)