NA, born in 1974, who committed suicide in an armed incident in Georgia, was a soldier of the Georgian armed forces from 2006 to 2021.

Tbilisi correspondent of APA informs that this was said by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Vakhtang Gomelauri, who came to the scene, in his statement to journalists.

He said that this person also served in the Georgian mission in Afghanistan.

According to the minister, when the special forces entered the house of that person, he committed suicide by firing a firearm.

According to eyewitnesses, NA had psychological problems and had been receiving treatment for some time.

Although he took his son hostage during the incident, his son managed to escape from the house secretly.

According to the neighbors, the person who committed the incident started shooting from both balconies of the apartment where he lived intermittently at night and started shooting the neighbors who came out due to the sound of the gunfire.

As a result, 5 people died and 5 others were injured.

Four of the dead are his neighbors and one is a policeman.

It was reported that the ex-serviceman also fired at the ambulance brigade that was called to help the wounded.

A criminal case has been opened and investigations are ongoing.