New details on the murder case that occurred in Gyumri on April 23
Due to the investigation and search operations, as well as investigation actions, taken by the officers of the General department of criminal intelligence along with the officers of general departments on combatting organized crime, as well as those of Shirak provincial department and Gyumri division of the RA police, at 15:30 on April 25, Gevorg Khachatryan, DOB 1995, came to Gyumri police division and handed over a submachine gun «AK74» with its magazine loaded with 14 5.45 calibre cartridges.
G. Khachatryan also stated that he had wanted to pursue Vahe Khachatryan with that submachine gun, who inflicted bullet wounds to his father, Harutyun Khachatryan during the shootout that occurred near building 54b located on Shirakatsi street, on April 23.
G. Khachatryan is arrested.
As previously reported, about 13:00 on April 23 Gyumri police division received a report from Gyumri medical center, informing that Harutyun Khachatryan and Artyom Karapetyan had been hospitalized there with bullet wounds. The injured men had been transported from the neighbourhood of building 54b located on Shirakatsi street, Gyumri city. Artyom Karapetyan deceased in the hospital.
On April 24 Vahe Ghukasyan, DOB 1989, pleaded guilty in Gyumri police division.
Note: Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a manner prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia and found guilty by a court decision that has entered into legal force.