Shooting in Abovyan: Police Search for Criminals

Today, around 05:30, officers from the Abovyan Protection Division of the Police Department of State Protection received operational information that a theft was occurring at the "AREGAK" LLC's Abovyan branch located at 1/7 Hatisi Street.

According to Shamshyan.com, police swiftly approached the scene and noticed two individuals fleeing. After pursuing one of them, officers were able to neutralize him. As a warning, the police fired one shot to make the suspect stop, but he continued to flee and was later apprehended by the police. A criminal case has been initiated under the second part of Article 177 of the RA Criminal Code.

Police officers and investigators found the broken lock of the glass door at the branch, indicating the suspects had attempted theft but failed to complete their actions due to the police's operational measures.

Sources indicate that the individual who fled and was apprehended on suspicion of theft is 19-year-old Gor Aslanyan, a resident of Kasakh village in the Kotayk region, who has been arrested as a suspect by the investigator’s decision.

At the scene, police and investigators discovered criminal tools including a bolt cutter, a mask, an iron rod, and a knife, all of which have been seized by the investigator’s decision. A cartridge fired from a Makarov-type pistol was also found, which, according to preliminary reports, was the warning shot fired by police while pursuing the fleeing individuals.

The police and investigative division are taking necessary operational-investigative measures to identify and apprehend the other two criminals who fled from the scene.