Number of Victims Reaches 2, Arrest Made

The Investigative Committee of Armenia has launched a criminal case under part 2, point 6 of Article 104 and part 1 of Article 235 of the Criminal Code, following extensive investigative and procedural actions within the scope of an ongoing investigation into the murder of two individuals in the town of Aparan.

The investigation has revealed several circumstances surrounding the incident, including the motives behind it. According to the factual data obtained during the investigation, on June 18, 2022, at approximately 10:30 PM, a 32-year-old resident of Yerevan, while driving with his brother in Aparan, honked at a vehicle of the brand “Infiniti,” overtook it, and subsequently stopped it. They approached the driver to discuss the driving matter, which was intervened by a group of locals from Aparan.

This conversation escalated into a dispute, which continued at the beginning of Aparan. In order to pursue the conversation further, on June 19, the next day, the 32-year-old man, along with his brother and several others, went to the area of a gas station in Aparan, where they confronted one of the individuals who had intervened the previous day and assaulted him.

The conversation regarding the same issue resumed around 7:30 PM near a landfill in the village of Nigavan, during which the 32-year-old man fired shots from a firearm towards the individuals with whom they had been arguing. As a result, two 27-year-old residents of Aparan, who were transported to the medical center with gunshot wounds, died in the hospital, while five others were taken to medical facilities.

The 32-year-old man has been arrested. The preliminary investigation is ongoing, and necessary measures are being taken to identify all participants in the incident and clarify the circumstances.