Shots were fired, in the early morning hours on Thursday, in Alaverdi town of Lori Province in Armenia.

As a result, one person was killed and another was injured.

The town hospital representatives informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that the injured person, Edvard Poghosyan, is in moderate condition, and he was transferred to a medical center in capital city Yerevan.

The person who was killed is Alaverdi resident Vardan Avagyan, 41, according to Shamshyan.com.

The circumstances behind this incident are being ascertained.