The owner of the 'Sea Shark' tourist hotel located on Marine Drive, Dehiwala, was shot dead on Friday (09) around 8:45 PM. After being admitted to Kalubowila Teaching Hospital with serious injuries, the 57-year-old succumbed to his injuries. Two indi
Reports indicate that the hotel owner was with his granddaughter at the time of the incident. Police suspect that this shooting is a result of an ongoing conflict between two underworld gangs. This is the second shooting carried out by organized criminals this year, and as a result of these shootings, two individuals have died and two others have been injured so far.
Summarised from Gossip Lanka News English
Organisations- Kalubowila Teaching Hospital2
- Mount Lavinia Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau
- Police Media Spokesperson
- Police Special Task Force
- Dehiwala Police
- Marine Drive
- Hotel
Places- Marine Drive2
- Dehiwala2
- Sea Shark
Keywords- night2
- owner2
- unidentified
- assailant
- succumbed
- injuries
- killed
- dead
- indi
- shot
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