One of the men accused of killing a congressional intern in Washington, D.C., allegedly killed a teen girl just days later, according to police reports.
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was interning for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) in Washington, D.C., when he was shot on June 30. He was transported to a hospital but died the following day. The Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting occurred on the 1200 block of 7th Street NW.
Just days later, on July 4, 17-year-old Zoey Kelley was killed in a fatal shooting. After being named as a suspect in the murder of Tarpinian-Jachym, authorities announced on Friday that Naqwan Lucas was also charged in Kelley’s murder. Lucas was indicted on charges of premeditated first-degree murder while armed.
Police responded to a “call for trouble” inside a Washington, D.C., home and found Kelley unconscious with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Naqwan Lucas has not yet been arrested and remains at large. Meanwhile, two other suspects, Jailen Lucas and Kelvin Thomas Jr., were arrested in connection with the killing of Tarpinian-Jachym. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced their arrests in early September. Both Lucas and Thomas have violent records in family court and are juveniles.
During a September news conference, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith expressed confidence that Lucas will be apprehended soon. She stated:
“These two arrests, and a third one pending — I’m confident we’ll get the third one — give Eric’s loved ones some sense of peace as they continue to grieve a tremendous loss. Eric came to our city with a bright future ahead of him, interning in a role where he served the public on Capitol Hill. He deserved an opportunity to return home safely to his family but was senselessly taken from his loved ones.”
Additionally, police reported that a woman and a 16-year-old boy were shot but survived the July 1 shooting that left Tarpinian-Jachym dead.
The investigation remains ongoing as authorities continue searching for the remaining suspect.
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