On late night of September 16 gun were fired in Armenia’s Echmiadzin city, the First News reported.

According to the source, a fire was opened on the car carrying Echmiadzin Mayor Karen Grigoryan, nominated for the upcoming Mayor’s elections. As Panorama.am leant, Grigoryan was traveling back from Yerevan where he attended Urvagits TV programme.

According to initial information, the fire was opened from Vaz car with state number plate 21/06.

The police confirmed the incident took place with one injured reported. The Investigative Committee is looking into the circumstances of the incident.
Media reports circulate the name Artur Tumanyan, another candidate for Echmiadzin Mayor’s election involved in the incident.

As Panorama.am learnt from Erebuni medical center, Artur Tumanyan was transferred to Neurology department.  No further details were provided.

Spokesperson for the acting Mayor and nominated candidate for the elections is not available for comments.