COLOMBO (News1st): A 65-year-old man was shot dead in Kehelbaddara, Gampaha on Tuesday morning.

According to the police an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle had shot the victim at around 08:30 a.m.

Police said the victim was rushed to the Gampaha Hospital with gun shot wounds. However, he had later succumbed to his injuries.

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