ArmInfo. One of the combat positions of the Armenian Armed Forces located in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border was shot a serviceman, junior sergeant Gagik Mesropyan (born in 1997, Echmiadzin). ArmInfo was informed about this in the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry.
At the same time, as the IC of Armenia told ArmInfo, on May 10, the department received a message that 08:40 local time, on one of the combat positions of the N-th military unit of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, received a gunshot wound a serviceman, junior sergeant Mesropyan, who died on his way to the hospital. "According to preliminary information, Mesropyan received a gunshot wound as a result of violation of the rules for the treatment of military weapons by a colleague. In connection with the incident, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of Article 373 part 3 (violation of the rules for the handling of weapons, which resulted in the death of a person due to imprudence). A preliminary investigation is being conducted to find out all the circumstances of the incident," the Defense Ministry statement reads.