A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 74-year-old man in the Galwehera area of Ahungalla, police said.
The suspect, a resident of Ahungalla, was arrested by officers of the Galle District Crime Division in Galwehera on Sunday (04), hours after the shooting.
The victim was reportedly inside a house in Galwehera when he was shot and injured during the early hours of Sunday.
Following the incident, the Galle District Crime Division launched an investigation and subsequently arrested the suspect that afternoon.
Police said that information uncovered while questioning the suspect led investigators to recover a pistol suspected to have been used in the shooting.
The firearm had reportedly been concealed inside a house in the Galwehera area.
The Galle District Crime Division is conducting further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)