Shooting Cost 2 Lives

Two persons have been shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in the Kothalawala area on the Malabe-Kaduwela main road.  Police said that both victims were traveling on a motorcycle when they were gunned down by another individual who also arrived on a motorcycle and fled the scene after the shooting.

Police spokesman DIG Priyantha Jayakody said,  that a long-standing rivalry between two organized criminal gangs is suspected to be the motive behind the shooting.

Further investigation carried out by Nawagamuwa Police .