I know this came up yesterday as to whether Prabhakaran committed suicide.

Sri Lanka Kills Tamil Tiger Leader

Sri Lanka declared Monday it had crushed the final resistance of the Tamil Tigers, killing the rebel group’s leader along with his son and other commanders, according to reports.

Prabhakaran was ambushed and shot dead while trying to flee government troops as special forces closed in on the last rebel fortifications, state television reported.

Who knows who got him.