Overview

• Metropolitan Police recovered the vehicle used by multiple suspects who opened fire at the intersection of 7th and M Street NW on June 30.
• Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old UMass Amherst senior interning for Rep. Ron Estes, died at a local hospital the next day after being caught in the volley.
• Two other bystanders—a woman and a 16-year-old boy—were wounded and survived their injuries.
• Detectives believe the intern was not the intended target and have offered up to $25,000 for information leading to the suspects’ arrest and conviction.
• Rep. Estes and community leaders have issued statements mourning Tarpinian-Jachym’s death and requesting privacy and prayers for his family.