The gunman who shot a 16-year-old girl in Kohuwala has been caught
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Police have caught the alleged gunman who shot a 16-year-old girl in Dehiwala's Bodhiyawatte district.
The arrest was made following investigations by detectives from the Western Province South Crime Division.
The suspect has been identified as a 35-year-old Dehiwala resident who purportedly deserted the Sri Lanka Army.
During additional interrogation, authorities discovered the pistol used in the shooting at an abandoned residence in Dehiwala. Police further discovered that the suspect was one of two gunmen responsible for the deadly shooting of a victim near the 'A Quarters Ground' in Dehiwala in September 2025.
Initial investigations have revealed that the shooting was carried out on the instructions of an organised crime figure and drug trafficker currently residing overseas.
The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today
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