Suspect in Horana double murder killed in police shootout
April 8, 2024 07:25 am
An individual has been killed in an exchange of fire with police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel at Angamuwa in Padukka, police said.
The deceased has been identified as a member of the Sri Lanka Air Force who was on a motorcycle and had defied an order to stop at a checkpoint during a Police-STF operation.
Police said the motorcyclist had opened fire at the police personnel and was injured when the police returned fire. However, he had died on admission to the Padukka Hospital.
The person who was shot dead at Angamuwa, Padukka is suspected to be the gunman in the shooting which killed two persons at Moragahahena in Horana yesterday, police said.
