Police state that the second gunman involved in the Akuregoda murder of a lawyer and his wife was arrested after a team of officers from the Monaragala Police Station apprehended three suspects at an abandoned house in the Nakkala area on Tuesday (24 Feb).
According to the Police, among the arrested suspects was a 39‑year‑old former Navy soldier, who had legally left the service in 2009. The other suspects, aged 27 and 46, are from Ambalangoda and Angoda.
Investigations carried out by the Western Province Southern Crime Division revealed that one of the arrested suspects was the second gunman who, along with another, shot and killed a lawyer and his wife inside their car in Akuregoda, Thalangama, on 13th February.
Following the arrests, the suspects were handed over to the Western Province Southern Crime Division yesterday for further investigations.
The Police said that so far, eight suspects connected to the crime, including both gunmen, have been taken into custody.
The Western Province Southern Crime Division is continuing investigations. (Newswire)
