Yesterday around 15:30 a conscript soldier from one of the Armenian Ministry of Defence military units David Khachatryan shot dead his fellow soldier Lux Stepanyan using his AKM automatic rifle and wounded another conscript Hrachya Sargsyan in the head, ARCA reported with reference to the press service of the Armenian Defence Ministry.
Hrachya Sargsyan was rushed to the Central Military Clinical Hospital run by the Ministry.
The investigative service of the Defence Ministry of Armenia initiated a criminal case under Article 104, Part 2, paragraph 6 of the Criminal Code (murder committed in a manner dangerous to the lives of many people.)
David Khachatryan has been detained and the investigation continues.