YEREVAN. – A repeated expert examination will be conducted on the shooting near former Syunik governor Suren Khachatryan’s home.

The investigator has satisfied the motion filed by the lawyer of defendant Artak Budaghyan.

The examination results concerning a bullet left at the scene raise serious doubts, lawyer Hayk Alumyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. In this regard, the lawyer petitioned for re-examination.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, shots were fired nearby Syunik governor Suren Khachatryan’s home in Goris city, on June 2 at around 12:10am. As a result, one person was killed and two others sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Goris hospital. The person who died was Avo Budaghyan, the former Goris mayoral candidate. The wounded were Budaghyan’s brother Artak, and Nikolay Abrahamyan, a relative and bodyguard of Khachatryan. Subsequently, the wounded were transferred to capital city Yerevan.

A criminal case is launched on charges of murder and illegal carrying, possession, and use of arms and ammunition. The Military Prosecutor’s Office is conducting the investigation.

Two people are arrested in connection with this incident. One of them is the Syunik regional governor’s son, Tigran Khachatryan, 19, and the other is the governor’s bodyguard, Zarzand Nikoghosyan.  

Pursuant to his petition, Suren Khachatryan was relieved of his duties as Governor of Syunik Region.