STF arrests shooter Athurugiriye Jerome
The Police Special Task Force said that Athurugiriye Jerome, who is a close relative of Angoda Lokka, an organized criminal and drug trafficker, was arrested near a row of houses and shops in the Millennium City, Athurugiriya said to be allegedly involved in the incident of shooting at a bus and a three-wheeler in Hiripitiya, Homagama.
Police said that the arrested suspect is an organized criminal and drug dealer as well as a registered criminal in the country.
The suspect was arrested by a team of officers including Officer-In-Charge of the Special Raids Unit Inspector B.S.H.Peiris under the supervision of Assistant Superintendent of Police (Intelligence/Special Operations/Anti-Narcotics and Organized Crime) Sagara Kulasekara, as per the orders and instructions of the Special Task Force Commanding Officer DIG Waruna Jayasundara based on information received by the officers of the Special Raids Unit (Colombo Region) established at the Special Task Force Headquarters Camp.
On this occasion, a suspect in the shooting incident that took place in the Homagama police division on 25.03.2023 and a warrant related to a case pending at the Athurugiriya police station was taken into custody.
The suspect has been handed over to Athurugiriya police for further investigation.