Man shot dead in Manning Market
Posted by Editor on June 21, 2022 - 3:00 pm
A 42-year-old man was shot and killed at the Manning Market in Peliyagoda this afternoon (June 21).
Police said the gunman had arrived in a car to carry out the shooting.
A spokesman of the Colombo National Hospital said the individual had succumbed to the gunshot injury upon admission.
The deceased was identified as Pradeep alias ‘Sana’, a 42-year-old fruit seller from Kotahena, Colombo 13.
Police said that two T-56 assault rifle bullet casings were discovered at the crime scene.
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