A man has been shot dead by a group of unidentified gunmen in Muttur on Tuesday morning, reports NewsFirst.lk.
According to the Police Media Spokesperson’s Office an unidentified group arrived at the individual’s house on Tuesday morning and shot him dead.
A post-mortem is set to be carried out at Kilinochchi Hospital later today. No suspects have been identified yet.
Police are reportedly beginning investigations into the killing.
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