One person injured in shooting at Ahungalla

January 9, 2025 07:43 am

One person has reportedly been injured in a shooting incident at Ahungalla Junction this morning (09).

The injured person has been admitted to the Balapitiya Base Hospital, police said.

Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manatunga said the shooting was carried out at around 6.15 a.m. today by two unidentified gunmen who had arrived on a red color scooter.

The person injured in the shooting is allegedly a relative of the underworld figure and criminal gang leader Sujeewa Ruwankumara, also known as “Loku Patty”.

It is reported that the shooting victim is employed as a three-wheeler driver and that he had been shot while at the three-wheeler park in the Ahungalla Junction.

Ahungalla Police is conducting further investigations into the shooting.

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