Sri Lanka, Sept. 6 -- Within the past 12 hours, four separate shooting incidents have been reported from different parts of the island, leaving one person dead and another injured, police confirmed.

Accordingly, the total number of shootings reported so far this year has risen to 96, which have resulted in 50 fatalities and injuries to 53 other persons.

The first of the four shooting incidents occurred in Grandpass at around 11:45 p.m. yesterday (05), resulting in the death of a 26-year-old youth, Heshan Salinda Pushpakumara. Police said the victim had been called to the location where he was shot. Investigations have revealed that he had no previous criminal record.

Shortly after, at around 1:40 a.m., another shooting was reported in ...