ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF THE ARMENIAN POLICE, COLONEL OF POLICE G. MHERIAN SHOT TO DEATH

ARMENPRESS
Feb 4, 2009

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, ARMENPRESS: At 20:30 o’clock February 3, an alarm
call was registered in the Arabkir department of the Armenian police
informing that on the 7th floor of 65 building on Barbyus street,
at the entrance to his apartment the assistant to the chief of the
Armenian police, Colonel of Police Gevorg Mherian was shot to death.

Press service of the Armenian police told Armenpress that Armenian
Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian, Chief of the Police Alik Sargsyan,
head of the National Security Service Gorik Hakobian arrived on
the scene.

The ambulance brigade registered that G. Mherian died of gun shots
to head and the body. Three of the bullets hit G. Mherian’s head,
one hit the body.

A criminal case has been opened. An operative-investigating group has
been set up. Urgent events are undertaken to find out the circumstances
of the case and the identity of the criminal. The investigation is
conducted by the Special investigation service.