Overview

• Criminal police chief Vardan Vardanyan said a detainee has been taken into custody in the case.
• Authorities described the killing as stemming from interpersonal relations and as a continuation of events from February.
• The Investigative Committee said several versions are under review, including a connection to an earlier murder in the same area.
• Armenian media reported the detainee is Narek Ohanian, brother of February victim Grigor Ohanian, who was a cousin of ruling party representative Mger Akhtoyan.
• Volodya Grigoryan, who had defeated a Civil Contract candidate to lead the enlarged Parakar community, was shot dead Tuesday night, with a police officer also killed and another person wounded.