A 19-year-old was killed in a shooting incident on Beach Road, Mount Lavinia, yesterday morning (5), the Police said.

Two unidentified individuals who had arrived on a motorcycle had carried out the shooting and fled the scene. Closed circuit television camera footage has emerged of the fatal shooting that took place in broad daylight at a busy intersection near the Beach Road on Colombo-Galle road in Mount Lavinia. The footage shows two individuals on a motorcycle chasing the victim before opening fire repeatedly at close range. The shooting occurred in full public view on the main road.

The person who sustained critical injuries in the shooting incident was admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila. However, he had succumbed to the injuries shortly thereafter. The deceased is a 19-year-old resident of Auburn Place in Dehiwala.