Youth shot dead in Salon

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A man having a hair crop at a barber salon at Thelawala Road in Ratmalana was shot dead by two gunmen who stormed into the salon around 1.00 pm today.

The victim Ellawalage Yeman Yasantha Abeyratne (25) from the area was a field officer of a job bank in Kollupitiya. However after marriage he had been living in Polgasovita in Piliyandala and often visited Mount Lavinia and Ratmalana area. He had gone to Thelawala to attend an alms giving at a relative's house.

The owner of the salon said he had four people including the victim waiting for hair crops and that he was attending to another when two gunmen rushed into the salon and shot the victim. He said the two gunmen fled the scene on a motorcycle and that he immediately called police.

Police said the motive of the killing was yet to be established and that they had not yet received any vital information leading to the arrest of the suspects.

Pix by H.M.Dharrmapala

Comments - 14

krish Sunday, 17 August 2014 04:17 PM

RIP via DM Android App

Don Sunday, 17 August 2014 04:29 PM

Mafia style execution. Most mafia mobsters were killed whilst in a saloon in New York. via DM iPad app

PJ Sunday, 17 August 2014 01:46 PM

Who suffers at the end?
The last picture says it all

meranchim Sunday, 17 August 2014 03:18 PM

Killing is become in sri lanka is very simple similar to LTTE style where is the lay and order after people die investigation inquiry useless ......i

Gon Raala Sunday, 17 August 2014 03:26 PM

Chicago style

Ammaa Sunday, 17 August 2014 03:28 PM

If good government here will it happen??? Corrupt and selfish is the reason,, need change, change like JVP, support JVP and see the development. Change need change

Dayan perera Monday, 18 August 2014 08:52 AM

New York style crime. We need NYPD

ME man Monday, 18 August 2014 08:06 AM

[quote name="Ammaa"]If good government here will it happen??? Corrupt and selfish is the reason,, need change, change like JVP, support JVP and see the development. Change need change[/quote]
Do not talk bullshit man.

Charlie Monday, 18 August 2014 08:48 AM

I see some one talking "good" about JVP here...guess he was born after '89..... these were similar types "good work" they did those days !!

Ananda Monday, 18 August 2014 09:09 AM

Is Sri Lanka becoming New York City...!!!

dayan Monday, 18 August 2014 09:47 AM

now i feel lucky to be bald

Roshan Monday, 18 August 2014 09:58 AM

[quote name="Charlie"]I see some one talking "good" about JVP here...guess he was born after '89..... these were similar types "good work" they did those days !![/quote]
Yes, 2014 is worse than 1989

Sylvia Haik Monday, 18 August 2014 11:26 AM

There are too many gun crimes. It is time to tighten our gun control laws.

keerthi Monday, 18 August 2014 12:17 PM

no LTTE ......no JVP.......but gun culture growing more faster and faster. how on earth the if the government can control LTTE , JVP, why can't control criminals.

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