COLOMBO, May 17 (Bernama) -- One person was killed and two others injured in a shootout in Sri Lanka's southern town of Lunugamwehera early Friday, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the police.
A police spokesperson said the incident was a result of an argument which broke out between two groups at a party.
The groups started assaulting each other and one group later opened fire.
The injured were rushed to the Hambantota Base Hospital, where one of them succumbed to his injuries.
Police have launched investigations and are on the lookout for two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting.
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