A forty-two-year-old woman was shot at and killed by two unidentified gunmen at her residence in Rukmale, Kottawa earlier today.
The gun men who barged into her residence to search her house had shot at her more than fourteen times after she attempted to escape.
The deceased woman identified as Manjula Suduni was a mother of two.
The Police said that the deceased woman was previously arrested on charges for aiding and abetting the murder case of Athurugiriye Banda alias Tanil Bandara, and was later released on bail.
Further investigations are underway.