Gegham Khachatryan, 32, the contract soldier who is believed to have committed suicide, was from Berd town of Armenia’s Tavush province.
Berd mayor Harutyun Manucharyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the soldier was married and had an 11-year-old son.
According to the mayor, the family had rented a house in Berd upon returning from Russia, and Khachatryan had been a contract serviceman for several years.
On January 6, contract serviceman Gegham Khachatryan had shot himself with the machine gun registered to him in a combat position at a military unit of Armenia.
The Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case on the incident.
An investigation is underway.
