ArmInfo. An unknown man, who opened fire in the Yerevan Erebuni Plaza Business Center, surrendered his weapon following the results of negotiations. On January 23, Ashot Aharonyan, head of the RA Police press service, told reporters about this.
According to him, the acting head of the Armenian Police Arman Sargsyan personally held talks with the shooter. <At the moment, the situation is stable, and is under control. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties>, he said.
On January 23, at 2:40 p.m., the Police received a message stating that there was an armed person in Erebuni Plaza. Appropriate work is being done. According to media reports, the unknown man also took hostages.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan reacted to the news about the shots at Erebuni Plaza. <Any manifestation of violence, for any reason or on any basis, is unacceptable. No to violence!>, he wrote on his Facenook page.