A Sri Lankan police officer shot dead three people, include a constable from the same police station, before turning his rifle on himself and committing suicide.
According to the Sri Lankan police, the 42-year-old shot dead killing a 33-year-old policeman, before going on to kill a 54-year-old woman and her 17-year-old daughter in the Eastern Province.
The police officer later returned to the station where he turned the gun on himself. He was pronounced dead upon admission to the hospital.
Investigations are reportedly ongoing.