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Katunayake shooting incident : Suspect identified as ex‑Civil Security Force member
Investigations have revealed that the suspect arrested following a shooting incident involving the Police in Katunayake had previously served in
Summary
Police also recovered the firearm snatched from a Police officer and the motorcycle the suspect had robbed during his escape, following a confrontation with a group of Police Officers yesterday (15). One suspect was arrested, but during custody he assaulted a Police officer, snatched his firearm, and opened fire on another officer arriving from a nearby roadblock, injuring him.
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People
- Dawamottawa2
Organisations
- Negombo Hospital3
- Dewamottawa3
- Minuwangoda Hospital2
- Katunayake Police2
- Negombo Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau
- Negombo Division Crime Investigation Unit
- Katunayake Police Division
- Katunayake Security Unit
Places
- Katunayake6
- Minuwangoda
Keywords
- shooting6
- suspect5
- officer3
- identified2
- afternoon2
- arrested2
- member2
- civil2
- force2
- divulapitiya
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