Two Arrested Over Pitigala Shooting on March 11

Two Arrested Over Pitigala Shooting on March 11

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting and killing of two people at a shop in Pitigala.

Police identified the suspects as two 35-year-old residents of Talgaswala.

Three mobile phones and two motorcycles were also seized from the suspects' possession.

The incident was reported on March 11, when two unidentified individuals entered a shop at the Guruwela Junction in Pitigala and opened fire with a T56 firearm.

Two people were killed and three others were seriously injured in the shooting.