Sri Lanka, May 19 -- The Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested the suspected shooter involved in the murder of a youth in a shooting incident that occurred earlier this month at a junction near Sylvester Road in Mount Lavinia.

Furthermore, the rider of the motorcycle and two individuals who had aided and abetted the crime have also been arrested previously, according to the Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit.

At the time of the shooter's arrest, he was found in possession of a locally-manufactured hand grenade, fifteen 9mm bullets, and two motorcycle number plates. The suspect, who was arrested at Vihara Mawatha in Kottawa, is a former member of the Sri Lanka Air Force, where he had served for o...