It has been revealed that the cause of the shooting that took place yesterday in the Tanamalwila town was a family dispute.
Police said that there had been a charge that the slain person had been charged with having killed a member of the family of the person who carried out the shooting yesterday.
Similarly, in response to a query by our news team, a high ranking officer of Tanamalvila police said that over the past several years, number of murders had taken place between these families.