Police arrest two suspects linked to separate shooting incidents
September 11, 2025 07:48 am
Two suspects connected to separate shooting incidents have been arrested, police stated.
One suspect was taken into custody last evening (10) in Attidiya by a team of officers from the Western Province South Crimes Division.
He has been apprehended in connection with a shooting that occurred on August 24.
In that incident, an unidentified individual arrived in a three-wheeler and fatally shot a person along the Malani Bulathsinhala Mawatha in Boralesgamuwa.
According to police, the arrested suspect is believed to be the driver of the three-wheeler used in the shooting. He is a 22-year-old resident of Mount Lavinia.
The Western Province South Crimes Division is conducting further investigations into the incident.
In a separate case, another individual has been arrested by officers of the Police Special Task Force Intelligence Unit in connection with a shooting that occurred on August 22 in the Seewalipura area of Borella.
The individual was arrested in Ragama following a raid by the STF Intelligence Unit.
The suspect, a 17-year-old resident of Aramangoda, Buthpitiya, was subsequently handed over to the Ragama Police for further investigation.
Investigations have so far revealed that this suspect is a close associate of an organized criminal and drug trafficker.
Further inquiries are being conducted by the Ragama Police.
