Another Victim in the Clash Between Current and Former Syunik Governors' Sons

Another victim has emerged in the incident involving Tigran Khachatryan, son of former Syunik governor Surik Khachatryan, and Karen Poghosyan, son of the current governor Melikset Poghosyan, which occurred on July 13. According to 'Aravot', the dispute between Tigran Khachatryan and Karen Poghosyan escalated into a brawl, followed by gunfire.

Karen Poghosyan's friend, 34-year-old Harut Vardanyan, was hospitalized with a diagnosis of "gunshot wound affecting the left side of the face, with soft tissue lacerations, gunshot wound to the area around the left shoulder joint, and gunshot wound to the lower abdomen, accompanied by hemorrhagic traumatic shock of grade 2 and 3." Tigran Khachatryan's uncle, 54-year-old Melik Barseghyan, also sustained injuries, including a laceration on the upper third of his left forearm due to damage to the flexor muscles, and a stab-cut wound in the lumbar region.

According to information obtained by 'Aravot', on July 18, the Goris medical center reported to the Goris police department that a 39-year-old man, Gagik Babayan, had sought medical assistance with a diagnosis of "abrased wound on the anterior surface of the left knee joint." It was revealed that Gagik Babayan sustained the injury during the argument between Karen Poghosyan and Tigran Khachatryan at around 23:00 on July 13, at the intersection of Getapinya and G. Nzhdeh streets.

Gagik Babayan was present at the incident involving Karen Poghosyan. During the altercation, Tigran Khachatryan fired his pistol, injuring Babayan's left knee. Babayan immediately returned home and did not seek medical attention initially, claiming that his injury was minor and would heal on its own.

It is noteworthy that a criminal case was initiated on July 14 regarding the circumstances of the incident, under Article 34-104 (attempted murder), Article 258 part 4 (hooliganism resulting in medium bodily harm), and Article 235 part 1 (illegal acquisition, sale, possession, transport, or carrying of firearms, excluding smoothbore firearms and their ammunition, military munitions or explosive substances or devices).