The federal authorities are helping the DC police investigate death from a 21 -year -old Congress intern that was killed by a bullet lost in the district, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday.
The FBI and the alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosive (ATF) office are helping in the investigation while the police are looking for the suspect who shot Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, from Granby, Massachusetts, on Monday night, near the intersection of 7th and M Street. Tarpinian-Jachym died Tuesday for his wounds.
The researchers said they recovered the suspicious vehicle and declared that, although the shooting was attacked, Tarpiniano’s volume was not among the planned victims.
A woman and a 16 -year -old also was shot in the incident. The woman is in a stable condition and it is believed that the child participated with the group that opened fire, according to the police. Remains hospitalized with injuries.
DC Police Chief Pamela Smith, told journalists on Thursday: “We have some good video images, and I say good video images that are a bit granulated, so we are bringing to the FBI to help improve the video solution so we can see a little better.”
On the Google Maps Street View screen screen, Mount Vernon Square/7th Street – Convention Center is shown at the 7th Street and M Street intersection in Washington, DC
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Police told reporters that they recovered Black Acura in a nearby jurisdiction that they were looking for in relation to this shooting. They are also working with the FBI to improve the video and with the ATF in the ballistic analysis.
Smith described the shooting as “a tragedy” and “something we never want to happen in our city.”
“We believe that the two groups had an altercation that did not initially resulted in the shots. But what we do know is that in the place in the 1200 block of Seventh Street, Northwest, is where the exchange of shots took place,” said Smith.
He added that the DC police have not yet recovered a weapon.
Tarpinian-Jachym, who had served as an intern for the representative Ron Estes de Kansas since June, was a last year on the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he was specializing in finance with a minor in political science.
