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title: "Two gunmen arrested in connection with Matara shooting"
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date: 2024-10-22
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# Two gunmen arrested in connection with Matara shooting

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The Police Special Task Force (STF) has apprehended the two gunmen involved in the shooting and killing of a person in the Kekanadura area of Matara.

On October 15, a person who was travelling in a three-wheeler was shot dead by an individual who had arrived in a car and fled the scene.

It was also reported that the shooting victim had been operating as a “vehicle seizer”.