Gunmen miss target, shoot at youth in Dehiwala

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya  

A 30-year old person who was returning home from work was injured following a shooting in Dehiwala on saturday night. 

Police suspect that the actual target of the shooting was someone else.   

Dehiwala Police have commenced investigations based on information that a person was shot at and injured by two unknown persons who arrived on a motorcycle near the playground at Auburn Place in Dehiwala.  The victim who is a resident of Dehiwala has been admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital.  Police said the victim was shot at while he was standing on the road in front of his home after returning from work.