VIDEO: 45-Year-Old Man from Mrgashat Kills 19-Year-Old Villager with Hunting Rifle

On November 11, at 16:35, the police department of Armavir received a report that a man was lying on the side of the road between the villages of Tanzut and Arevik. The police operational group found the body of a 19-year-old resident of Mrgashat with a gunshot wound to the head at the scene. The incident attracted public attention.

Some media outlets and social media users speculated that the murder was committed because the young man had made a political post on his social media page the day before. Following the information obtained by the police department of Armavir and through extensive measures by detectives from the same department, the Criminal Police, the Regional Police Department of Armavir, and the Hrazdan Division, the crime was resolved days later.

On November 20, a 45-year-old man from Mrgashat was taken into custody on suspicion of murder and confessed that he had killed his fellow villager with a hunting rifle. According to preliminary data, the deceased young man had previously threatened his relative and had extorted money and valuables from him several times. During a dispute regarding this matter, the man killed the young man.

The murder weapon, a hunting rifle, has been found. The man has been arrested. The investigation into the initiated criminal case is ongoing. The police urge the public not to publish unverified information and to refrain from making premature conclusions, as this could lead to heightened tensions and create a climate of hatred.