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COLOMBO (News 1st); Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred near the Kandana public market, resulting in one death and another person being seriously injured.
The incident took place on the 3rd of July, when gunmen opened fire on a moving vehicle approximately 500 meters from the victims' residence. The victims were returning home after visiting a fitness center.
The primary target of the attack was identified as Sameera Manahara, a former personal secretary to ex-Minister Mangala Samaraweera. Manahara sustained injuries in the shooting, while the other individual in the vehicle tragically succumbed to his wounds.
Following coordinated operations in Kandana town and the Rupamulla junction, law enforcement apprehended two suspects aged 25 and 26, both residents of the Kandana area.