Youth shot in Maligawatte

A twenty-four-year old youth was injured when he was shot at by two unidentified gunmen in Maligawatte on Saturday afternoon.

The victim, Mohamed Nishamdin Mohamed Admeen is a resident of Jumma Musjid Road in Maligawatte and was admitted to the National Hospital, after the incident. The gunmen who were on a motorcycle had fled after opening fire at the victim, police said.

The youth was previously injured in a similar shooting near a housing complex in Maligawatte in early September, police also said.