Man shot dead in Middeniya
Posted by Editor on September 2, 2022 - 8:18 am
The 47-year-old was shot dead by an unidentified gunman while he was returning home on a motorcycle with his wife after visiting a relative at Sathosmathagama in Middeniya on Thursday (September 01).
Shooting took place at around 9:30 PM and the seriously wounded man was pronounced dead after being admitted to the Thalawa Hospital.
Police said that the deceased was connected to a shooting incident that resulted in the death of a man in 2017.
The motive behind the shooting is yet to be uncovered and Middeniya Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.
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