One shot dead, one injured in Kandy

20 November 2016 10:35 am - 1 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

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One person was killed and another injured when unidentified gunmen in a car opened fired near the Babaliyagolla mosque in Ankumbura, Kandy this morning.

Police said the victims were waiting on the side of the road near the mosque when the incident occurred. The injured were admitted to the Kandy Hospital and one of them succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.

The gunmen had fled the scene but the police arrested one suspect, a 30-year-old Mohammad Ali who is a resident of Kandy, along with a T56 weapon.

They had also found the car which had been used for the shooting at Poojapitiya area.

Six police teams have been deployed to arrest two more suspects in connection with the shooting.Police suspect a personnel dispute might have led to the shooting.

Video by Ranjith Rajapaksa

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Arnold Sunday, 20 November 2016 05:29 PM

I hear it is a personal feud. BUT it is alarming to see people taking the law into their own hands at an ever increasing rate. I am afraid we might become another Mexico or Somalia if this trend continues.

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