23/04/2013 19:32
Nephew of former Gyumri mayor detained
As reported earlier, this afternoon the police of the city of Gyumri received information that two men, Harutyun Khachatrian and Artyom Karapetian, received gunshot wounds and were taken to the hospital. A. Karapetian later died.
The Shirak regional police unit opened a criminal case under Article 104 of the Criminal Code.
Thanks to the measure taken by the Shirak police unit, Kolya Ghukasian was detained on suspicion of having committed the crime and transported from “Bagratashen” check-point to the police station of Gyumri.
According to our information, Kolya Ghukasian is a nephew of former Mayor of Gyumri Vardan Ghukasian. Besides, some supporters of Vardan Ghukasian and parliamentary deputy Martun Grigorian were involved in the shooting.