Businessman shot dead on Bloemendhal Road

Businessman shot dead on Bloemendhal Road

September 27, 2013   06:00 pm

A businessman was shot and killed on Bloemendhal Road in Kotahena today by unidentified gunmen who had arrived in a car, police said.

The shooting was carried out at around 4.10pm today by a group of unidentified men who managed to escape in a car following the shooting, Police Spokesman SP Buddhika Siriwardena said.

The victim was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital with gunshot wounds, however succumbed to injuries soon after, he said.


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