Authorities have upped the reward for information on the deadly shooting of a 21-year-old congressional intern in D.C.
D.C. police are offering $25,000 and the FBI will offer an additional $15,000 鈥� a total of $40,000 鈥� for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible in the fatal shooting of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, of Granby, Massachusetts.
Tarpinian-Jachym, a congressional intern for Kansas Rep. Ron Estes since June, was shot near the Mount Vernon Square Metro station in Northwest around 10:30 p.m. on June 30. A woman and a teenage boy were also injured in the shooting.
Tarpinian-Jachym died in the hospital on Tuesday, July 1.
According to police, it began with an altercation between two groups, during which multiple suspects exited a vehicle and began firing at another group at the intersection of 7th and M streets.
Investigators have recovered the suspect vehicle and said that while the shooting was targeted, Tarpinian-Jachym was not among the intended targets of the shooting.
The Kansas congressman that Tarpinian-Jachym was a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, majoring in finance with a minor in political science.
鈥淚 will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile,鈥� Estes said. “We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas鈥� 4th District and the country.”
In an interview with D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith called it a “tragic loss” and “unacceptable.”
Anyone with information on what happened is urged to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.
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