{"id":2454974,"date":"2025-07-02T19:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intern-for-house-republican-ron-estes-fatally-shot-in-dc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T19:32:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:32:35","slug":"intern-for-house-republican-ron-estes-fatally-shot-in-dc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intern-for-house-republican-ron-estes-fatally-shot-in-dc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Intern for House Republican Ron Estes fatally shot in DC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fintern-for-house-republican-ron-estes-fatally-shot-in-dc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2454974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 21-year-old intern for House Republican Ron Estes, named Eric tarpinian-Jachym, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-opens-fire-at-church-christmas-concert-police-rush-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Gunman Opens Fire at Church Christmas Concert, Police Rush To Intervene\">fatally shot<\/a> in Washington, D.C. on Monday night. Tarpinian-jachym, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-blake-last-in-line-of-cold-war-spies-who-betrayed-britain-dies-at-98\/\" title=\"George Blake, last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain, dies at 98\">started working<\/a> in Estes&#8217;s office in June, was a college senior at UMass Amherst and hailed from Granby, Massachusetts. He was found with two other individuals who sustained gunshot wounds after police responded to reports of gunfire on Seventh Street Northwest. Despite emergency efforts, Tarpinian-Jachym succumbed to his injuries the following day. authorities do not believe he was the intended target of the shooting, indicating that multiple suspects fired at a group from a vehicle. Rep. estes honored Tarpinian-Jachym&#8217;s memory, describing him as kind-hearted and always cheerful.Tarpinian-Jachym was studying finance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-introduces-bill-to-ban-trump-from-capitol-for-life\/\" title=\"House Democrat Introduces Bill to Ban Trump from Capitol for Life\">political science<\/a> at university, and his death marks a tragic incident in a city that has recently seen other violent events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Intern for House Republican Ron Estes fatally shot in DC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2164536\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A 21-year-old intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) was killed in a shooting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The intern, Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, joined Estes&rsquo;s office in June. He is a resident of Granby,&nbsp;Massachusetts,&nbsp;and is attending college at UMass Amherst. He will be a senior this fall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3459812\/what-to-know-wess-roley-idaho-fire-shooting-suspect\/\">What to know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3459630\/trump-administration-doj-cnn-ice-tracker-false-reports-iran-prosecute\/\">Trump administration working to prosecute CNN for promoting ICE tracker, &#8216;false reports&#8217; about Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3459501\/iran-hackers-threaten-trump-emails\/\">Iranian hackers threaten to release Trump associates&#8217; emails in &#8216;calculated smear campaign&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Police found Tarpinian-Jachym along with a woman and a 16-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds after they were called in for the sound of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nashville-cop-claims-he-heard-message-from-god-that-saved-him-from-rv-explosion-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Nashville Cop Claims He Heard Message From God That Saved Him From RV Explosion (VIDEO)\">shots fired<\/a> on the 1200 block of Seventh Street Northwest&nbsp;before 10:30 p.m. on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Tarpinian-Jachym died on Tuesday after lifesaving measures failed. The woman and the 16-year-old male survived.<\/p>\n<p>Police don&rsquo;t believe Tarpinian-Jachym was <a href=\"https:\/\/mpdc.dc.gov\/release\/mpd-provides-update-7th-street-homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">targeted in the shooting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The preliminary investigation indicates that multiple suspects exited a vehicle at the intersection of 7th and M Street, Northwest, and began firing at a group. The suspect vehicle has been recovered. Detectives believe the decedent was not the intended target of the shooting,&rdquo; a police statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Estes mourned Tarpinian-Jachym, whom he said was kind. &ldquo;I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile,&rdquo; Estes said in a statement on Wednesday. &ldquo;We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas&rsquo; 4th District and the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3421371\/fema-future-abolition-overhaul-cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FEMA&rsquo;S FORK IN THE ROAD: ABOLITION OR SEAT AT THE CABINET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tarpinian-Jachym&nbsp;was majoring in finance and minoring in political science, Estes said.<\/p>\n<p>Two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed earlier this year in Washington, D.C., in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highly publicized political violence incident<\/a>. 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