Colombo (News1st): Police have made a breakthrough in their investigations into the Kadana shooting which claimed the life of a woman. Following investigations and thorough inspection of CCTV footage, the police arrested a suspect along with the car used in the shooting.

The 28-year-old suspect from Galoya is scheduled to be produced at the Negombo Magistrate court while investigations are continuing to locate the weapon and the other suspects involved.

According to Police STF, the shooting was the result of a dispute over land and the intended target was not the slain woman but another individual.

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