The Department of Information and Public Relations of the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports the following:

Today at around 2:20 p.m. a 33-year-old male resident of Gyumri got into a dispute over personal matters with his neighbor, the latter’s cousin and wife during which, with the intent to illegally deprive two or more persons of life, stabbed them with a knife. The neighbor died on the spot after receiving injuries on the face, in the abdomen, on the neck and on the right hand, and the neighbor’s wife, who received an injury in the neck area, and the cousin, who had a bodily injury in his hand, were transferred to Gyumri Medical Center and were saved thanks to the doctors.

The Investigative Committee’s Shira Regional Department has launched a criminal case under the elements of assassination attempt.

The scene of the incident has been inspected, several persons have been questioned, and the clothes that were on the affected at the moment of the incident were seized.

As a result of operational intelligence measures, the 33-year-old man was apprehended and detained on suspicion of committing the mentioned crime.

Forensic medicine expert examination and forensic medicine expert examination of the body have been designated.

Preliminary investigation continues.