CCTV footage of the suspect involved in the shooting incident that targeted the Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, Lasantha Wickramasekara, in Weligama today, has been released to the media.
SJB member Lasantha Wickramasekara was shot by the suspect while inside the local council’s chamber this morning.
The CCTV footage shows the suspect, wearing a face mask and carrying a helmet, entering the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha.
It also shows the suspect fleeing on a motorcycle ridden by another suspect, soon after the shooting.
Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara, who sustained serious injuries in the shooting, succumbed to injuries after being admitted to the Matara Hospital. (Newswire)