New details on tragic incident in Gyumri on April 23

As previously reported, about 13:00 today, April 23, Gyumri police division received a report from Gyumri medical center informing that Harutyun Khachatryan and Artyom Karapetyan were hospitalized there with gunshot wounds from the neighbourhood of building 54b, Shirkatsi street, Gyumri. The latter deceased in the hospital.

Shirak provincial investigation department has initiated a criminal case on the given fact according to article 104 of the Criminal code of the Republic of Armenia.

Operation and search, as well as investigation measures aimed at identifying and detecting the crime committers are underway.
Examinations are assigned.

Due to the measures undertaken by officers of Shirak provincial department of the RA police, Kolya Ghukasyan was detained at Bagratashen checkpoint and transported to Gyumri police division on suspicion of having committed the crime.

On April 24, 1989 in Gyumri's Police department Vahe Ghukasyan, born in 1989, admitted that he had committed the crime.

Ghukasyan said he too received a gun injury after Karapetyan shot at him with Makarov gun.

The police officers have found guns in Ghukasyan’s Lada-Priora model car and Makarov gun in the territory near 54 Shirakatsi street.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated under subsec 6 of part 2 of article 104 (murder, committed in a way dangerous for the life of many people) and part 1 of article 235 (illegal procurement, transportation, keeping or carrying of weapons, explosives or explosive devices, except smoothbore firearms and cartridges for them) is underway.

Vahe Ghukasyan is arrested.

RA Police