Killed Nagorno-Karabakh sergeant fatally shot by fellow serviceman

A probe into the recent fatality in a Nagorno-Karabakh defense unit has revealed new details over the contract serviceman’s death.

An investigation launched by the Yerevan Garrison Investigative Department found that Sergeant Arayik Sargsyan was fatally wounded by a fellow serviceman.

He was shot in the abdomen in a south-eastern defense unit last Monday afternoon.

A criminal case has been instituted.

The inquest is under way.