A four-year-old boy who was shot in point blank range has died in Karapitiya hospital in the early hours of today (30) informed hospital sources.
A four-year-old boy named Anut Satsara of Ranepura Heva has died.
In the firing aimed at the person who was grinding cinnamon, the person who was grinding cinnamon was killed and this little boy who was nearby was also shot.
Later, the injured boy was admitted to Karapitiya Hospital and died while receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.
A 33-year-old man named Vedikkarage Saman Kumara, a resident of Uragasmanhandiya area, died of gunshot wounds on the same day.
The deceased is a suspect in a murder case in Karandania area and after getting bail from the court, while he was grinding cinnamon in a house in Yakkalamulla Magedara area, two people on a motorcycle shot him with a T.56 handgun and fled.
The hospital spokesman said the child was shot in the leg and stomach.
According to the instructions of Galle Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Sudath Masinghe, a team of officers including the Station Commander of Yakkalamulla Police are conducting searches to arrest the suspects involved in this shooting. – Lankadeepa