US Edition2 teens arrested, 3rd suspect at large in DC murder of congressional intern
Two 17-year-olds with prior violent records face first-degree murder charges as authorities continue searching for a third suspect in the fatal June shooting.
- Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old University of Massachusetts Amherst senior interning for Rep. Ron Estes, was fatally shot on June 30, 2025, near Mount Vernon Square, Washington, D.C.
- The shooting occurred when multiple suspects exited a stolen vehicle and opened fire in a dispute between rival neighborhood groups, with Tarpinian-Jachym being an unintended bystander.
- Kelvin Thomas Jr. and Jalen Lucas, both 17-year-old residents of Washington, D.C., were taken into custody and face adult-level prosecution for first-degree murder while armed, with authorities still searching for a third individual connected to the case.
- Authorities credited community cooperation, video evidence, and thorough analysis for identifying the suspects, while Chief Pamela Smith expressed that the recent arrests—two made and a third anticipated—send a strong message against violence.
- The killing highlighted calls for tougher prosecution of juveniles in D.C., and officials emphasized continued efforts to prevent similar tragedies amid President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard for crime control.
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Like ABC and NBC, CBS’s Friday evening and Saturday morning newscasts ignored the arrest of multiple juveniles in Washington, D.C. for the murder of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym. Unlike ABC and NBC, CBS Saturday Morning’s omission bias was made worse by the fact that Justice Correspondent Scott MacFarlane chose to hype a magistrate judge’s rebuke of the Trump Administration’s crime crackdown efforts instead. Co-host Michelle Miler …
USAO Pirro Announces Two Suspects Arrested for Murder of Capitol Hill Intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym - The Last Refuge
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of University of Massachusetts student and congressional intern Eric Tarpinian Jachym in Washington June 30, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced in a press conference Friday. Jachym, a 21-year-old who served as an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.), was shot and […]
Two Teens Arrested In The Murder Of Capitol Hill Intern * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony
Justice will soon be served. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has reported that two teens have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Capitol Hill intern. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, who was interning at Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS), was shot and killed in Washington, D.C. on June 30th. For months, detectives were unable to locate the suspects who were responsible for his death, but now Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith has revealed two…
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