YEREVAN. – The Investigative Committee of Armenia is investigating the death of Senior Lieutenant Karen Hovhannisyan of the Armenian armed forces.

On Wednesday at around 8:15am, Hovhannisyan was found in a military unit, and with a fatal gunshot wound, the committee informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The scene of the incident has been inspected.

The investigative committee has filed a criminal case, on charges of causing suicide.

An investigation is underway.