GYUMRI. – The bodies of six members of the Avetisyan family who were brutally murdered on Monday were brought out of the church where memorial service took place.

Thousands of locals as well as residents of capital city Yerevan and other cities came to bid their last goodbye to the Avetisyans, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reported.

Six members of the Avetisyan family—including a two-year-old girl—were shot dead, and a six-month-old baby boy was wounded in their house in Gyumri on Monday. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime. Permyakov was apprehended by the Russian border guards near the Armenian-Turkish border, and he was arrested on Wednesday. It was decided that the Russian side will be investigating the case involving this soldier.