Police have launched investigations to arrest two gunmen who shot and killed a shopkeeper inside his shop in front of the Ratmalana Railway Station last night.
Police Media Unit said the unidentified assailants had used a pistol to commit the murder.
The victim succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital. He has been identified as a 40-year-old resident of Araliya Uyana, Ratmalana.
A motive for the killing has not been established and Mt. Lavinia Police are conducting further investigations.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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