On February 29, it was reported that Emile Sarkisyan, who was born in 1937, has gone missing.

On March 6, the Center for the Management of the National Academic Theater of the Republic of Lori made an announcement stating that a human skull was discovered on the bank of the river in the Khndzorut district of Vanadzor city.

No external signs of violence were found on the skull during the initial examination.

An investigation into the matter is currently underway.