A shooting took place in Yerevan on Friday.

At around 1pm, a person with a gunshot wound to his leg was taken to a hospital, shamshyan.com reported.

The police found out that this person is Artashes Farsyan, 33.

The police are ascertaining the circumstances of the incident.

Several citizens who gathered at the scene said that this man had been previously convicted, was known in the criminal world, and had recently been released on bail by a court decision.