YEREVAN. – At around 9:45pm on July 16, conscript Artur Ghazaryan received a fatal gunshot wound to the head by a shot fired at the outpost of a military unit of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, and as a result of violating the rules of combat duty, the Investigative Committee of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Ghazaryan died on the way to a military hospital.

The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case in connection with this incident.

Senior Lieutenant H.A. of the aforesaid outpost has been detained on suspicion of committing a crime under the Criminal Code.

The criminal investigation continues.