Two persons injured after police open fire on fleeing suspects
May 29, 2013 04:55 pm
Two persons were
injured after police opened fire on them on the Kebithigollewa-Vavuniya road as
they attempted to flee the authorities in a stolen vehicle. Two others who were
also traveling in the vehicle were arrested, an Ada Derana correspondent
stated.
The suspects had
crashed into a motorbike with the stolen vehicle in Kebithigollewa and had fled
the scene after which the Kebithigollewa police informed the 6thmile post police regarding the incident who attempted to stop the vehicle.
After the vehicle
failed to stop on police orders the officers opened fire on the vehicle
injuring two of the four suspects.
Both suspects were
taken to the Vavuniya hospital while one was then transferred to the Colombo
National Hospital.
The other two
suspects were arrested and taken in for questioning.
Three of the suspects
were from Kebithigollewa while the other was from Kandy.
Police are conducting
further inquiries into the incident.
