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Shooting and stabbing put two in hospital
Jul 11, 201709:19 AM
An individual has been hospitalized after being shot at a residence in Julampitiya, Middeniya.
Police stated that the shooting had occurred due to the development of an altercation that happened between two individuals.
The injured has been admitted to the Ambilipitiya Base Hospital.
Police further stated that the individual who had fired the gun was attacked by another person at the scene with a sharp object, and was admitted to the Weeraketiya hospital due to the injuries he had received.
The shooter was later transferred to the Tangalle Base Hospital.
The firearm used in the shooting has been taken into the custody of the Police, while the Middeniya Police Department has begun further investigations on the matter.
