5 December 2016 10:50 pm
The victims were identified as 31-year-old man, his 28 year-old wife and five year-old child. They were in front of a garment factory in the area, when a gunman opened fire at them.
Soon after the incident, the critically injured victims were admitted to the Balapitiya hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries.
Video by Anuradha Priyadarshana