Man shot dead in Angoda

A 33-year-old man who was walking along the road at Mulleriyawa in Angoda was shot dead this afternoon, Police said.

He was shot by two unidentified gunmen who came on a motorbike.

The man had died on admission to the Mulleriyawa Hospital.

Police said the victim was identified as Tharaka Iroshana Perera, a resident of Kalapaluwawa, Rajagiriya.

They said investigations were being carried out by the Mulleriyawa Police. 

The body is at the Mulleriyawa hospital mortuary. (Sheain Fernandopulle)