Corporal opens fire in SLAF resort, shoots self
August 18, 2013 01:50 pm
Three persons, including a female, have been injured and hospitalized following a shooting which had taken place inside the SLAF Resort in Marble Beach, Trincomalee.
The shooting was carried out by a Corporal of the Sri Lanka Air Force who had shot the female, a receptionist at the resort, before turning the gun on himself.
Another male who was at the reception of the guesthouse at the time of the shooting has also suffered injuries.
All three of them have been admitted to the Trincomalee Hospital, Air Force Media spokesman Air Commodore Andrew Wijesuriya said.
A love affair is suspected to be the cause for the shooting.
The shooting was carried out by a Corporal of the Sri Lanka Air Force who had shot the female, a receptionist at the resort, before turning the gun on himself.
Another male who was at the reception of the guesthouse at the time of the shooting has also suffered injuries.
All three of them have been admitted to the Trincomalee Hospital, Air Force Media spokesman Air Commodore Andrew Wijesuriya said.
A love affair is suspected to be the cause for the shooting.
