Congressional intern killed in Washington, DC shooting: Officials [View all]

Source: ABC News

A 21-year-old congressional intern was killed Monday night after getting caught in targeted gunfire in Northwest Washington, D.C., police said.

Police and congressional officials identified the victim as Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, of Granby, Massachusetts, who died Tuesday after being shot near the intersection of 7th and M Street.

Investigators have recovered the suspect vehicle and stated that while the shooting was targeted, Tarpinian-Jachym was not among the intended victims.

Tarpinian-Jachym, who had been serving as an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) since June, was a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he was majoring in finance with a minor in political science.

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