A 29-year-old woman has been killed after the Police opened fire at a group of robbers in the Danowita area in Mirigama early today, the Police Media Unit said.
A group of Police Officers had opened fire at a group of suspects who had attempted to rob a tavern in the area.
However, a woman travelling in a bus near the tavern at the time had been shot in the shooting.
The body of the woman has been placed at the morgue of the Wathupitiwala Hospital.
The Danowita Police is conducting further investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)