Two shot dead in Elpitiya
Posted by Editor on November 3, 2015 - 11:18 am
Two men aged between 20 and 25 who were traveling in a motorcycle had been shot dead in Ranthotuwala, Elpitiya this morning by two unidentified gunmen.
After the shooting, the two gunmen had escaped from the scene in a motorcycle, The Uragasmanhandiya police have launched investigations to identify the gunmen, police said.
Police said the victims; residents of Elpitiya area had died on the spot.

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