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www.1in.am provides stories from the assault victims connected with Arman Yengibaryan who was murdered on June 14, 2011 near “Garegin Nzhdeh” Metro Station as a result of a policeman gunshot wound. Some sections and details of the interview (names and addresses are not published so as not to put witnesses at risk), have a crucial importance in the journalistic investigation and disclosure of the case.

One of the victims’ claims to having recognized the intruder by the computer photo, as well as the photo (of ArmanYengibaryan) published in the press and on websites.

The 1st incident occurred at approximately 12.30-13.30 p.m. sometime during the first half of May.The witness states, “A man lightly knocked at the door and entered the house by stating he came to check the water meter records. At the same time, he asked if we were satisfied with the water company agent (he gave X name). Since the tenant just moved into the apartment, she did not pay attention to the mentioned name; however, later was found that the agent of district had a different name.  The “water agent” checked the water meter seals, and said he noticed that one of the taps was leaking. Later, as the intruder was leaving, he hesitated for a second and looked back into the living room. His manners looked suspicious to the woman, as the man did not have any documents or folders in his hands which were supposed to be filled out. When the woman went to open the door and see the “water agent” off, he took out his gun and pointed it at the woman by ordering her to “give all her gold jewelry and money”. The woman begged him to save her life and gave money and jewelry to the burglar. The intruder put the jewelry and money in his pockets and ordered the woman to shut the door, lock it and keep silent until he left; otherwise, he warned, he would return. The landlady did as she was told and did not even hear the door shut when the intruder left. The intruder was dressed in black and wore white shoes. He had his hair combed back, his face was covered with pimples, and he spoke in a calm manner. He was about 30 years old, was 1.60 cm tall, which was 15-20 cm shorter than the woman. He stole money and gold jewelry via intimidation.

The alleged “water agent” intruder entered another apartment in the same manner as in the afternoon at the beginning of June. He explained he came by to check the water meter seals. The woman did not suspect anything, although she thought their area was serviced by a female agent.  However she thought maybe the man was from another unit of “Jrmugh” Water Company. First, the man entered the kitchen and after checking the water meter told the woman that the seal was broken. Later he asked her if they had another water meter anywhere else in the apartment. The woman escorted him to the bathroom and when she turned her back the “water agent”, took out a gun and pointed it at her by demanding money and jewelry. The woman took off the jewelry she was wearing and gave money to him.   The woman noticed his hair was curly (she cannot recall it clearly, as she was panicked), and combed to the side; his face was “rotund and oval”, and he had a broad forehead. He was plump and of average height.  The victim recognized the intruder from the computer photo and passport picture as well as confirmed it by seeing Arman Yengibaryan’s dead body at “Erebuni” Medical Center after the incident.

An observant resident from another apartment building, which was intruded by the perpetrator on June 14th, said that when someone came and knocked at the door, the women’s son opened the door but did not allow him in, as his wife was pregnant and the man looked suspicious. The person that introduced himself as a “water agent” was dressed in a blue shirt and black pants with “slicked” hair.  When the “water agent” was not allowed in, he simply grinned and went downstairs and stood near the building. A short time later, police officials hurried to the building, and ordered the man to get into the car; however, the latter did not comply and started running away.

Subsequent actions taken by the police officials are somewhat known to the public. In this apartment, the intruder did not use a gun. We did not manage to have a talk with the man who saw the “water agent” face to face, but one of the family members said that their “water agent” was identical with the person in the computer photo and passport picture. The latter had not seen the picture published in the media, but stated, “If he used a weapon against the pursuing police officials, then the interchange of gunshots by the police is justified.” The person, who intruded or tried to get into this apartment, did not hit or assault the landlords, but everyone wonders if the murdered man had any connection with the assaults.  And if it is the case that he did not have a problem, why did he not obey the police orders but kept on running and then fired at the pursuing police official?

Preliminary investigations will provide answers to such question, but it becomes clear from our investigation that the person, who intruded into the two apartments, behaved calmly, acted with the same strategy, posed the same demand, and the appearance descriptions coincided. The third potential victim partially confirms the previously mentioned statements with the exception of use of a gun. Based on the victims’ descriptions, there is a difference on the intruder’s height and one more element. The last potential victim stated that the intruder was wearing a blue shirt, but according to Arman Yengibaryan’s relatives, he was dressed in white pants and a t-shirt on the day of the incident. His hair is neither short nor long. On the day of the incident, it was a little longer. He did not have any formal black shirts; he wore casual clothes to move freely.  The family confirmed Arman had white shoes, but they could not recall if he had worn black or white shoes on that day. He was of 1.70 cm height or a little more.

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