Overview

• The Armenian Investigative Committee reported that one person was detained in Merdzavan on suspicion of killing Volodya Grigoryan, the head of Parakar.
• Officials said a search of a building tied to the detainee uncovered a mask, gloves, shoes, a jacket and a night‑vision device allegedly used in the crime, along with a rifle identified as the murder weapon.
• Grigoryan was shot near his home overnight on September 24; a friend who served in the criminal police was also killed and another person was wounded.
• Criminal Police chief Vardan Vardanyan said the case relates to interpersonal relations and may be a continuation of events from February, as investigators pursue multiple versions.
• The Interior Ministry identified the detainee as Narek Ohanian, whom local reports link to the man killed in February in Merdzavan and to ruling‑party representative Mger Akhtoyan.