Breaking: 1 killed and 6 injured in Yerevan shooting

One person has been killed and six others were injured in a shooting in Yerevan, the Armenian Health Ministry has said.

The Health Ministry told state media outlet Armenpress that according to preliminary information, seven people were hospitalised — three were in extremely critical conditions, while another three were in serious condition.

Armenian authorities are yet to clarify the number of suspects involved and their motives.

According to initial media reports, the number of casualties could be as high as 10 people.

‘The police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are taking urgent operational-investigative measures to clarify all the circumstances of the incident. Additional information will be provided’, Interior Ministry spokesperson Narek Sargsyan told state media outlet Armenpress.

The shootings took place on Wednesday afternoon in Yerevan’s Ajapnyak district. A video that surfaced online shows a group of people shooting at each other in a residential area. The video also shows at least one person being dragged away from a building, with another limping away with the help of other men.

An unnamed witness living next to the crime scene has told News.am that after the shooting happened, ‘a large number of young men’ passed in front of their building’.