One dead, another critical after shooting at Bastian Mawatha

One dead, another critical after shooting at Bastian Mawatha

May 30, 2022   11:14 am

One person has been killed while another has been critically injured and hospitalized following a shooting incident near the Bastian Mawatha Bus Stand in Colombo.

Ada Derana reporter said that the shooting had been carried out by two individuals who had arrived on a motorcycle this morning (30). 

Two persons were rushed to the Colombo National Hospital with gunshot wounds while one of them, a 30-year-old male, had died shortly after while the other is still receiving treatment.

He is currently undergoing surgery and is in critical condition, according to hospital sources.  

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