02 dead from three shootings reported in 12 hours

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Yesterday (04) three shooting incidents were reported within 12 hours and two people were killed.

The first incident was reported from Mt. Kalkissa Court and although the shot was aimed at a person in the dock of that court, it did not hit him. It is said that the shooter had fled.

Yesterday afternoon, there was a shooting inside a house in the Lunugamwehera area and a 34-year-old man died as a result, the police said.

And last night, there was a shooting in a restaurant in the Ahangama area. Police said that one person was killed and another was injured.

In the past two months, more than 20 such shooting incidents were reported and many more crimes have been witnessed.

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