Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the shooting incident at Sahaspura in Borella, which claimed the lives of two persons and left 3 others injured.<\/p>\n
The arrested suspects are residents of Borella and Dematagoda, aged 24, 25 and 40 years.<\/p>\n
This brings the total number of arrests made in connection with the incident to four.<\/p>\n
On Saturday (9), another suspect, a 23-year-old resident of Borella, was taken into custody by police also for aiding and abetting the crime.<\/p>\n
He is being interrogated under three-day detention orders.<\/p>\n
A total of five youths were injured and hospitalised following a shooting incident near the Sahaspura Sirisara Housing Complex in Borella on Thursday night (07).<\/p>\n
The shooting was carried out by two unidentified individuals who arrived on a motorcycle around 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, targeting a group of youths who were engaged in decoration activities at the sports ground in Sahaspura.<\/p>\n
The suspects had used a T-56 assault rifle in the attack, and according to police, the shooters later fled the scene on the same motorcycle.<\/p>\n
However, one of the injured youths, a 28-year-old from Kelaniya, had succumbed to injuries the following morning, while three of the other injured persons were in critical condition.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, it is reported that another youth, 23, who was injured in the shooting had succumbed to his injuries last night (10) while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital.<\/p>\n
This increases the death toll from the shooting incident to 2 while three other youths are still receiving treatment for gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n
Police have recorded statement from over 10 witnesses in relation to the shooting incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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