Attempted Shooting In Mahabage; Assailants Flee After Assaulting Victim with Assault Rifle

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a harrowing incident this morning, an attempt to harm an individual in Mahabage’s Parakrama Watta area had failed.

According to Police Spokesperson DIG Nihal Talduwa, two assailants had arrived on a motorcycle and specifically targeted a field officer employed at the Wattala MOH Office.

At approximately 8:00 AM, while the officer was at home, the intruders entered the residence and discharged a T-56 firearm.

The Police Spokesperson said that the weapon malfunctioned, sparing the officer’s life.

Thereafter, a confrontation ensued between the officer and the attackers.

The suspect ultimately resorted to physically assaulting the man with the weapon before fleeing the scene.