{"id":5297,"date":"2025-11-11T09:59:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=5297"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:29:18","slug":"another-three-suspects-arrested-over-kotahena-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.lankanewsnetwork.com\/?p=5297","title":{"rendered":"Another three suspects arrested over Kotahena shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another three suspects including a woman have been apprehended in connection with the Kotahena shooting incident that killed one individual on Friday (07), police stated.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects have been arrested in Grandpas and Wellampitiya by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD).<\/p>\n<p>Three others were previously arrested in Jaffna over the shooting incident.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, the shooting occurred on Friday, down 16th Lane, Kotahena, when a group of assailants arrived in a car, opened fire, and subsequently fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, identified as a 43-year-old man, succumbed to his injuries following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary investigations indicate that a 9mm firearm was used in the shooting, said police.<\/p>\n<p>The CCD is conducting further investigations into the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another three suspects including a woman have been apprehended in connection with the Kotahena shooting incident that killed one individual on Friday (07), police stated. 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