Three people have been admitted to hospital after a shooting in the Kappalthurai area of Trincomalee, police said on Monday night.
A special investigation into the incident is under way, Hiru News reported.
The filing was published at 9.58pm Colombo time and runs to three sentences. It is the first account of the shooting to reach a national newsroom.
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The report does not give the time of the shooting, the condition of those wounded, or which hospital they were taken to. It does not say how many gunmen were involved, whether any weapon was recovered, whether anyone has been arrested, or what police believe the motive to be. It does not name the victims or give their ages, and it does not say which police division is conducting the special investigation.
This report rests on a single source. No other verified newsroom had filed on the shooting at the time of writing, which is consistent with how recently it was reported rather than evidence of any dispute about it. This article will be updated as further detail is confirmed.