Overview

• U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said 17-year-olds Kelvin Thomas Jr. and Jailen Lucas were arrested and charged as adults with first-degree murder while armed, with additional counts expected before a grand jury.
• Authorities named 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas as a third suspect who remains at large, with combined rewards totaling up to $50,000 for information leading to his arrest.
• Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, a UMass Amherst student interning for Rep. Ron Estes, was fatally struck by stray gunfire on June 30 near Mount Vernon Square; a 16-year-old boy and a woman were also wounded.
• Investigators cited extensive surveillance review and ballistic evidence, noting two rifles and a 9mm were used and that 79 rounds were recovered at the scene.
• Pirro criticized D.C.’s juvenile laws and vowed accountability as FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the joint effort; the case is being prosecuted locally, so the federal death penalty is not in play.