Police have arrested two suspects in connection with separate shooting incidents reported in the Ambalangoda and Ambalantota police divisions.

One incident took place on 14 March in the Idamthota area of Ambalangoda, where a person was shot and killed. A 31-year-old suspect from Meetiyagoda was arrested yesterday (1 April) for allegedly aiding and abetting the crime. Ambalangoda Police are continuing their investigations.

In another case, two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle opened fire on a person inside a house in Koggalla, Ambalantota, in the early hours of 31 March. A suspect linked to the attack was arrested yesterday in Koggalla, Ambalantota, along with a locally-made firearm believed to have been used in the crime. The arrested individual is a 26-year-old resident of Sooriyawewa, police said.

Further investigations into both incidents are ongoing.