Today, at Yerevan’s Republic Hospital’s maternity ward, a man shot his wife and then killed himself with a pistol he had brought with him, this according to Shamshyan.com.

The injured woman, 27 year-old Melina Asatryan, was rushed to the Armenia Republic Medical Center for treatment of her wounds.

Arsen Grigoryan, Director of Surgery at the Armenia Center reports that the patient is in very critical condition.

Armenian Minister of Health Armen Mouradyan is now at the hospital with a team of experts.