Russian Media Say Businessman Shot Dead In Moscow Was Wanted In Armenia

Russian media reports that a 62-year-old businessman shot to death in central Moscow is the owner of a consulting firm and was wanted in Armenia for several years on a charge of planning a murder.

The Baza and 112 online magazines, as well as the RIA novosti news agency, identified the man as Oganes Kamarian.

Baza said video footage from security cameras at the time of the attack showed a man in a baseball hat approaching Kamarian from behind before shooting him in the head. After that, he takes a picture of the wounded man lying on the ground. A young woman can be seen in the video running away from the site after the attacker subsequently shoots his victim.

On June 3, Moscow police said a 24-year-old Armenian citizen, Airik Ervandian, has been arrested on suspicion of killing Kamarian.

Media reports said that Kamarian was wanted in Armenia for an alleged attempt to organize the murder of Rafik Madoyan in 2013. According to the reports, Madoyan was a close associate of late notorious crime boss Aslan Usoyan, better known as Ded Khasan (Grandfather Khasan).

Usoyan was killed by a sniper in Moscow in January 2013.

With reporting by Baza, RIA Novosti, and 112