Two persons travelling on a motorbike have been shot and killed in Kadawatha last night.
Police said the shooting was reported at the Ninth Mile Post in Mahara along the Colombo-Kandy main road.
The shooting was carried out by two individuals who were also on a motorbike.
Police said they opened fire with a T-56 firearm.
The two individuals who sustained critical injuries were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital and the Kiribathgoda Hospital where they succumbed to injuries.
Police said the 30 and 31-year-old victims are residents of Peliyagoda.
Police believe the shooting was the result of a personal dispute between two rival criminal gangs.
The suspects who carried out the shooting have not been identified while further investigations are being carried out by the Kadawatha Police.
