Military school student dies of gunshot wound in Armenia
03.06.2013,
12:53
A student of the military higher school after Vazgen Sargsan died from a gunshot wound in Yerevan Saturday night, the press office of Armenian ministry of defence reported Sunday.
YEREVAN, June 3. /ARKA/. A student of the military higher school after Vazgen Sargsan died from a gunshot wound in Yerevan Saturday night, the press office of Armenian ministry of defence reported Sunday, as quoted by Novosti-Armenia.
The incident occurred Saturday around 9pm during the changing of the guard.
It was reported on the phone that third-year student sentry Armen Melkumyan shot toward the guard commander student of the same year Sipan Movsisyan.
Movsisyan who was transported to Grigor Lusavorich medical center died from a perforating wound of the chest at 10:20pm.
Criminal proceedings have been instituted under the penal code provisions; a forensic examination is to be carried out.
According to the preliminary information, the incident happened when the students started quarrelling and exchanged insults - one of them shot in response.
Armen Melkumyan has been detained, the investigation is under way. -0-
