$40,000 reward offered for info on fatal shooting of congressional intern in DC

Officers have upped the reward for information on the deadly shooting of a -year-old congressional intern in D C D C police are offering and the FBI will offer an additional a total of for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible in the fatal shooting of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym of Granby Massachusetts Tarpinian-Jachym a congressional intern for Kansas Rep Ron Estes since June was shot near the Mount Vernon Square Metro station in Northwest around p m on June A woman and a teenage boy were also injured in the shooting Tarpinian-Jachym died in the hospital on Tuesday July According to police it began with an altercation between two groups during which multiple individuals exited a van and began firing at another group at the intersection of th and M streets Investigators have recovered the suspect wagon and reported that while the shooting was targeted Tarpinian-Jachym was not among the intended targets of the shooting The Kansas congressman commented in a comment that Tarpinian-Jachym was a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst majoring in finance with a minor in political science I will remember his kind heart and how he consistently greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile Estes explained We are grateful to Eric for his amenity to Kansas th District and the country In an interview with NBC News D C Police Chief Pamela Smith called it a tragic loss and unacceptable Anyone with information on what happened is urged to call police at - - or text Source