INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A suspect wanted over several shooting incidents in the Kandana area has been shot dead during a crossfire with the police at Sapugaskanda
last night (15), police said.The suspect was reportedly killed in the shootout as police officers were about to arrest him.A team of police
officers attached to Kandana Police had arrived at the location in order to arrest the suspect based on a tip-off received that he is
staying in a rented house in the Sapugaskanda area, the police said.Kandana Police stated that at that moment, the suspect in question had
shootout, according to police.Body of the deceased person is placed at the mortuary of Kiribathgoda Hospital, while Sapugaskanda Police are
conducting further investigations regarding the incident.
