A tragic incident in Yerevan. A man's body has been found under the bridge connecting Acharian Street to Masiv, with 2 letters found near him.
04-08-2026 12:05 Armenia Press of Diaspora
shamshyan.com Today, on August 4, a tragic incident occurred in Yerevan. Around 04:20, operational information was received at the Avan division of the Community Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia that there is a body under the bridge at 1 Acharian Street.
As reported by photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan, an operational group from the Avan division of the police arrived at the scene, led by the head of the division, Andranik Shahbazyan.
The patrol officers from the 3rd platoon of the 4th company of the Patrol Service of the Police of the Republic of Armenia also arrived, led by the commander of the company, Andranik Khachatryan, the commander of the platoon, Davit Nikoghosyan, the platoon commander, Alyosha Ayvazyan, and the deputy platoon commander, Tigran Harutyunyan. It was established on site that the received operational information was accurate. The community police and patrol officers discovered the body of 78-year-old Vanik Ch. from Yerevan under the bridge.
The information about the incident was forwarded from the Avan division of the police to the investigative division of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia for the Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts, from where an investigative group arrived, led by the head of the division, Sisak Hayrapetyan, and the responsible on-duty investigator of the day. A criminal case has been initiated in the investigative division with the characteristics of suicide. According to the photojournalist's information, two letters were found near the deceased. Due to the interests of the preliminary investigation, we are not disclosing certain details at this time.
Photos by Karen Grigoryan
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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