Crime on the rise: One person killed in a shooting in Modara

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One person was killed in a shooting in the Redbanawatte area in Modara yesterday (06).

A 24-year-old resident of the Aluth Mawatha area in Colombo was shot dead by two unidentified persons who had arrived in a three-wheeler.

The motive for the murder has not been identified yet and police suspect that it may have been a personal dispute over drug trafficking or some other reason.

Accordingly, the number of shooting deaths has increased to 5 in the last 4 days.

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