Third suspect arrested in connection with killing of UMass student in DC
The Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas, who was wanted in connection with two separate homicide investigations, including the death of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym.
Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old University of Massachusetts Amherst student from Granby, was interning in the office of U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, when he was shot and killed June 30 near 1200 7th St. NW in Washington, D.C.
In early September , two 17-year-olds, identified as Jalen Lucas and Kelvin Thomas Jr., were charged as adults in the case. Police identified Lucas on Thursday as the third and final suspect.
The Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., identified Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts, as the victim of a deadly shooting on Monday in the capital. (Screenshot from LinkedIn)Screenshot from LinkedIn
Lucas was identified as a suspect in a separate death investigation for 17-year-old Zoey Kelley, of Southeast D.C., Metropolitan Police said. Kelley died at the scene after being shot in the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast on July 4.
Lucas was arrested in Germantown, Maryland and was charged with first degree murder while armed (premeditated) pursuant to a D.C. Superior Court arrest warrant for his role in the homicide of Tarpinian-Jachym and Kelley, authorities said.
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