Officers of the Southern Crimes Division of the Western Province have reportedly arrested the shooter involved in the shooting of a 16-year-old girl in the Bodhiwatte area of Dehiwala yesterday.
The person arrested is a 35-year-old resident of Dehiwala. He has been identified as a deserter from the army.
During further questioning of him, the police were able to recover the revolver-type firearm used in the shooting from an abandoned house in the Dehiwala area.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the shooting was carried out under the direction of an organized crime and drug trafficker who is currently abroad. The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (24).