Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in the murder of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, U.S. Legal professional for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro introduced Friday.
Investigators are nonetheless looking for 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 mentioned.
Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern for Rep. Ron Estes, was shot 4 instances within the late-night taking pictures, investigators mentioned. He was a rising senior on the College of Massachusetts, Amherst, Pirro mentioned.
“He was an harmless bystander who was caught in a violent act that was not meant for him,” Pirro mentioned. “His loss of life is a stark reminder of how fragile life is and the way violence too usually visits us within the nation’s capital.”
U.S. Legal professional 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 count on extra expenses can be added after the case is offered to a grand jury, Pirro mentioned.
Investigators mentioned they had been capable of establish the suspects by reviewing varied movies within the D.C. space and conducting a number of interviews. The suspects had been apprehended in D.C., officers mentioned.
The suspects have prior violent juvenile data in household courtroom, Pirro mentioned, arguing that she wants the authority to prosecute youthful youngsters, Pirro mentioned.
Pirro used the information convention to forcefully denounce the D.C. Metropolis Council, which she argued has stymied her workplace’s potential 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 mentioned. “They reject necessary minimums that the legislation requires. They do not drive judges to comply with the legislation.”
