WASHINGTON, D.C. (KSNT) – An intern serving in the office of U.S. Representative of Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Ron Estes is dead following a shooting in the nation’s capital.
Estes released a statement on July 2 in the aftermath of the deadly shooting that claimed the life of 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachim of Granby, Massachusetts. Tarpinian-Jachim had been serving with Estes’ office in Washington D.C. since June this year as an intern.
“I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile,” Estes said. “We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas’ 4th District and the country. Please join Susan and me in praying for his family and respecting their privacy during this heartbreaking time.”
Estes said Tarpinian-Jachim was a senior with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was majoring in finance with a minor in political science.
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Police in D.C. were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, June 30 to the 1200 block of Seventh Street Northwest regarding reports of gunshots, according to WWLP. Law enforcement arriving at the scene found an unconscious man and woman along with a 16-year-old boy wounded by gunfire. One of the gunshot victims, later identified as Tarpinian-Jachim, died on Tuesday, July 1.
Police reported that multiple individuals exited a vehicle at Seventh and M Street and began firing at a group of people on the night of the shooting. Law enforcement said Tarpinian-Jachym is not believed to have been the intended target of the shooting.
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