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MPD and FBI Boost Reward to $40,000 in Hunt for Intern’s Killers

MPD has enlisted FBI, ATF support for video enhancement paired with ballistic forensics to identify the gunmen

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Overview

  • Law enforcement agencies elevated the reward from $25,000 to $40,000 after the FBI added $15,000 to MPD’s initial offer for information leading to arrests and convictions
  • No suspects are in custody despite recovery of a black Acura believed to be the vehicle used by the shooters
  • Investigators recovered surveillance footage and called in FBI technical experts to improve image clarity for witness identification
  • The ATF is conducting a detailed review of ballistic evidence recovered at the scene to link spent casings to the firearm used
  • Officials say the gunfire was aimed at another group and that Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was caught in crossfire alongside a 16-year-old boy and an adult woman