D.C. police upped its reward to $40,000 for leads on the suspect who gunned down a congressional intern final week by the Mount Vernon Sq. Metro station.
Metropolitan Police mentioned the FBI contributed to the heftier money providing Tuesday as authorities proceed to seek for the gunman who shot and killed Eric Tarpinian-Jachym on June 30.
Police mentioned the 21-year-old was not the meant goal within the lethal taking pictures that erupted at about 10:30 p.m. when a number of individuals jumped out of a automotive and sprayed down the 1200 block of seventh Avenue Northwest.
Officers mentioned no arrests have been made, with no individuals of curiosity named within the investigation.
“So long as we now have weapons and people who find themselves prepared to make use of weapons indiscriminately, we will have tragedies like that,” Mayor Muriel Bowser mentioned Wednesday. “Our deal with bringing any crime dedicated … is discovering out who’s accountable and ensuring that justice is finished.”
A lady and a 16-year-old boy had been wounded within the taking pictures, police mentioned, and each survived.
Police Chief Pamela A. Smith mentioned final week the girl was an harmless bystander, however detectives consider the teenager was related to the individuals focused by the gunfire.
Mr. Tarpinian-Jachym, a Massachusetts native, was interning for Rep. Ron Estes since final month.
The Kansas Republican mentioned Mr. Tarpinian-Jachym was set to change into a senior on the College of Massachusetts Amherst this fall after majoring in finance with a minor in political science.
“I’ll keep in mind his sort coronary heart and the way he all the time greeted anybody who entered our workplace with a cheerful smile,” mentioned Mr. Estes in a press release.
“We’re grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas’ 4th District and the nation. Please be part of Susan and me in praying for his household and respecting their privateness throughout this heartbreaking time,” the lawmaker mentioned.