A person was shot dead in Mount Lavinia last night. Police say that the individual was shot and killed by an assailant who arrived at the site on a motorcycle.

The gunman had later fled the scene. he body of the deceased has been placed at the Colombo – South Teaching Hospital.

The Mount Lavinia police is conducting extensive investigations into the shooting.

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