Katubedda shooting: Three-wheeler used by gunman to flee seized

The three-wheeler used by the gunman in Kadubedda shooting incident, which claimed the lives of two, to escape the scene, and the man who hid the vehicle have been taken into custody in Waskaduwa, said Mount Lavinia Crime Investigation Division.

The investigation into the related murders revealed that the shooters had fled on a motorcycle after the murder and then in a three-wheeler near, Egoda Uyana in Moratuwa.

Investigations also revealed that it was the suspect’s son who drove the three-wheeler after the gunman got into the vehicle. Later, the police found the three-wheeler hidden by the suspect at his friend’s house in Waskaduwa.