Uz ogromni portret ovog novinara, etničkog Jermena, preko cijelog dijela zgrade gdje je on radio i uz svijeće upaljene na ulici, ožalošćeni su održali minutu ćutnje tačno u vrijeme kada je na njega pucao Ogun Samast, opisan kao tvrdolinijaški nacionalista iz crnomorskog grada Trabzona.
With a huge portrait of the ethnic Armenian journalist covering part of the building where he worked and candles lit on the street, the mourners observed a minute of silence at the exact time he was shot by Ogun Samast, who is described as a hardline nationalist from the Black Sea city of Trabzon.