On the night of the 18th, a person riding a motorcycle was shot dead by unknown persons at the Kadewatta Junction on the Middeniya-Weeraketiya road in the Middeniya police division.
A 39-year-old man and his 6-year-old daughter, a resident of Galpottha Road, died on the spot in this shooting.
The 9-year-old son of the deceased, who was seriously injured in the shooting and was receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of the Karapitiya Hospital, also died on the night of today, 19.02.2025.