A man was shot dead at a home in Ahungalla around 6.30 pm yesterday by an unidentified gunman, Police Media Unit sources said.
He was shot while visiting a friend’s house at Meeddaramulla in Ahungalla. The victim succumbed to his injuries on admission to the Balapitiya Hospital.
The deceased was identified as 25-year-old Demuni Priyantha Soysa, a resident of Amaramuni Mawatha, Makumbura, Ahungalla.
The post mortem will be conducted at the Balapitiya Hospital. The reasons for the shooting are unknown and Ahungalla Police are investigating.