Eight Police officers were injured during the unrest awakened upon an attempt to dissolve a public protest in Rambukkana area, Police said.
The total number of people injured during the event is 24, they added.
However, the residents go on a different version to the event saying that they still could hear gunshots after 7 pm.
The Young Journalists Association has also informed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Secretary to the Ministry in Charge of the Police and political parties that the Police had opened fire again at Rambukkana.
MIAP