One person died and another was wounded after shots were fired today in Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.

At around 11:15am, police received a report that shots were fired at the Ashtarak town cemetery.

At the site, police found the dead body of Ashtarak resident Samvel Papyan, 52, whereas Ashtarak resident Hakob Payamjyan, 34, was taken to Ashtarak hospital—and with gunshot wounds, shamshyan.com reported.

Police and investigators found a hunting rifle with blood stains on the site.

Several people gathered at the scene said the deceased and injured were friends, the deceased was known in Ashtarak as "Plotnik Hakob," the injured man is a dentist in Ashtarak, and according to preliminary information, Papyan shot twice in the direction of Payamjyan during a dispute over money, after which he killed himself with the same rifle.

The car belonging to the deceased was also found at the scene.

The injured was taken to a Yerevan medical center after receiving first aid in the Ashtarak hospital.