One person has sustained gunshot injuries after Police opened fire for failing to heed orders in the Dungalpitiya area in Negombo today.
According to the Police, two men on a motorcycle had been ordered by the Police to stop near the Lellama Bridge for inspection, after having received a tip-off on drug trafficking.
As the motorcyclist had failed to stop and sped ahead, the Police had chased behind, after which the motorcycle had crashed into a lorry.
The Police had managed to apprehend one suspect, but the other had escaped, leading to a Police chase.
The Police said the second suspect had been shot in the foot by the Police officers while attempting to evade arrest.
The injured suspect has been admitted to the Negombo Hospital. (Newswire)