The individual who was injured in a shooting reported near the Ambalangoda Urban Council premises today has succumbed to injuries. Sri Lanka Police have clarified that the victim in the shooting is not a councillor, but a businessman. According to Police Media Spokesperson, ASP Wootler, the businessman, a seafood trader, was admitted to the Balapitiya Hospital following the shooting. ASP Wootler further said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the attack was carried out by a group that arrived in a white vehicle and fled the scene immediately after. Initial Police inquiries suggest that the target of the shooting was…
Ambalangoda shooting : Police now say dead victim not a local councillor
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