Ampara, Sri Lanka (LankaXpress)– In a series of tragic events early this morning, a 33-year-old policeman was shot dead at Namal Oya in Ampara by a fellow officer. The shooter, a 42-year-old policeman, subsequently took his own life by shooting himself at the Karandugala Police Station in Moneragala.
The sequence of violence began early this morning 2am when the 42-year-old officer fatally shot a 54-year-old woman and her 17-year-old daughter at their residence in Nelliadda, Inginiyagala, earlier. Following these incidents, the officer drove to the Karandugala Police Station, where he ended his own life.
The police are actively investigating these distressing incidents to determine the circumstances and motives behind the series of killings.
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