YEREVAN. – Shots were fired Tuesday evening in Armenia’s Artik city, Hraparak daily writes.

“The shots were preceded by a brutal fight also involving a police officer. According to our source, a group of men had approached the officer, had a short conversation, and then took him into their car and disappeared. The same group continued the ‘skirmish’ at a place in Artik, where a fight broke shortly thereafter. The group severely beat the police officer, who fired shots in the direction of the group.

According to our source, the group’s ‘ringleader,’ a certain Anushavan—who, according to Artik residents, is a close associate of [the ruling coalition’s Prosperous Armenia Party] PAP MP Martunik Grigoryan—was shot in the foot. Anushavan, with an injured foot and together with his friends, pursued the police officer who, while escaping, was firing shots outside into the air. We learned that the argument had begun when the group had attempted to settle scores with the police officer, concerning a matter in connection with the officer’s brother,” Hraparak writes.