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Man shot dead inside bus in Mirijjawila
Feb 26, 201801:12 PM
A person has been shot and killed by an unidentified gunman inside a passenger transport bus in Mirijjawila, Hambantota.
Ada Derana reporter said that an individual who had been returning from a court case has been gunned down inside a private bus plying the Matara-Ampara route.
He said that the suspect had gotten in to the bus from near the Mirijjawila Junction and after the bus had traveled for around 3 kilometers, he pulled out the gun and shot the passenger before getting off the bus and fleeing in a car.
The victim, S.H. Chandana, 33, had been returning home after being present for a case heard at the Tangalle court. He is believed to be a suspect in a murder trial.
