The main suspect, in connection with the shooting incident that took place near Thotupala Junction in Kalutara North police division, has been apprehended along with a firearm.
Kalutara North police had made the arrest early this morning (03).
On the 1st of December, two unidentified individuals, who had arrived in a car, had opened fire at another person in front of a restaurant and fled the scene afterwards.
The injured person was subsequently admitted to the Nagoda General Hospital in Kalutara.
He was identified as a 57-year-old named Dombagaha Pathiranage Patrick Peiris, who had been residing in the same area.
Preliminary police investigations had uncovered that the reason for the shooting is a prolonged dispute between the two parties.
