Police have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the murder of a restaurant owner and the wounding of a woman in Soysapura, within the Mount Lavinia Police Division, on October 20.
The Mount Lavinia Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau launched an investigation into the incident after unidentified individuals arrived at the restaurant in a car and opened fire, killing the restaurant owner and injuring a woman.
Last evening (28), investigators arrested a suspect near the Lunawa Railway Station. The suspect is believed to have been the driver of the car used by the perpetrators to reach the scene.
Police said the suspect was in possession of 6 grams of crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’), at the time of his arrest.
The suspect is a resident of Kelaniya.
Mount Lavinia Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
