Businessman shot dead in Balapitiya

12 August 2016 10:40 pm

A 53-year-old businessman of Ambalangoda, who was driving on his way home, had been shot dead by unidentified gunmen near his residence in Balapitiya a short while ago, Police said.

They said the 10-year-old son of the victim who was also in the vehicle at the time of the shooting had been injured and admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital.

Police said three members of the businessman 's family had been killed earlier by gunmen. (Anuradha- Balapitiya)

 

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