Court orders mental health evaluation for Erebuni Plaza gunman
12:51, 17 February 2020YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, ARMENPRESS. The gunman who opened erratic fire and took hostages on January 23 at the Erebuni Plaza Business Center in Yerevan has been taken to a psychiatric hospital to undergo outpatient mental health evaluation upon a court order, Investigations Committee spokesperson Aram Avetisyan told ARMENPRESS.
The gunman, 33 year-old Artur Torosyan, is charged with illegal possession of firearms and malicious destruction of property.
He is jailed in pre-trial detention.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
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