Husband killed, wife injured after couple shot in Kalutara

Police say that a person has been killed and his wife injured in a shooting that occurred near a hotel located on Nagoda Road, Kalutara.

The person who was shot in this attack, carried out with a T-56 type firearm, died at the scene of the incident.

Police suspect that two individuals who arrived on a motorcycle carried out the shooting and fled the scene.

Kalutara South Police Station has commenced investigations to identify and arrest the attackers, and further investigations into the incident are ongoing.