Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in the murder of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, U.S. Lawyer for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro introduced Friday.
Investigators are nonetheless trying to find a 3rd suspect, who can be a juvenile.
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was killed by stray bullets in Washington on June 30.
Jalen Lucas and Kelvin Thomas Jr. are being charged with first-degree homicide within the killing. They are going to be prosecuted as adults, she stated.
Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern for Rep. Ron Estes, was shot 4 instances within the late-night taking pictures, investigators stated. He was a rising senior on the College of Massachusetts, Amherst, Pirro stated.
“He was an harmless bystander who was caught in a violent act that was not meant for him,” Pirro stated. “His loss of life is a stark reminder of how fragile life is and the way violence too typically visits us within the nation’s capital.”
U.S. Lawyer Jeanine Pirro speaks at a press convention asserting arrests within the homicide of Congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, September 5, 2025 in Washington.
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Prosecutors anticipate extra expenses will probably be added after the case is offered to a grand jury, Pirro stated.
Investigators stated they have been in a position to determine the suspects by means of reviewing numerous movies within the D.C. space and conducting a number of interviews. The suspects have been apprehended in D.C., officers stated.
The suspects have prior violent juvenile data in household court docket, Pirro stated, arguing that she wants the authority to prosecute youthful youngsters, Pirro stated.
Pirro used the information convention to forcefully denounce the D.C. Metropolis Council, which she argued has stymied her workplace’s capability to arrest and cost juveniles accused of committing acts of violence within the district.
“The D.C. Council has coddled younger criminals for years,” Pirro stated. “They reject necessary minimums that the legislation requires. They do not pressure judges to observe the legislation.”
