Overview
- Police say an unidentified gunman entered the council office during meetings and fired multiple shots with a handgun before fleeing.
- Wickramasekara, 38, chaired the Weligama council and was a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya opposition party.
- No other injuries were reported, and authorities are working to identify and arrest the suspect.
- The killing is reported as the first targeting a politician since the current government took office last year.
- Officials cite more than 100 shootings this year with about 50 deaths, often linked to drug gangs, and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa questioned national security in parliament.