By Reka Tharangani and Kusal Chamath   

Two individuals had been shot dead by an unidentified gunmen at Bandaranayakapura in Katubedda last morning.  

The victims Mohamed Hamshad (36) was a resident of Henamulla in Panadura and the other popularly known as Ukkuwa (34) was from Pinwatta.   Investigations revealed that they were traveling by van along the Piliyandala- Moratuwa road.. when they were waylaid and shot by two gunmen on a motorcycle
Police said they noticed about eleven gunshot injuries on the bodies

OIC Moratuwa Police CI Pushpakumara Ferdinando and OIC Crime Investigation Branch SI Dissanayake are conducting further investigations on the instructions of ASP Upul Samarasinghe and SSP Mangala Dehideniya.