{"id":2455240,"date":"2025-07-03T12:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intern-for-republican-congressman-killed-in-washington-dc\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T12:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:27:17","slug":"intern-for-republican-congressman-killed-in-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intern-for-republican-congressman-killed-in-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Intern for Republican Congressman Killed in Washington, DC"},"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\">16<\/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-republican-congressman-killed-in-washington-dc%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=2455240&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy ...ortedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> in Washington, D.C., involving Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old intern for Republican Representative Ron Estes from Kansas. 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> on a Monday night while near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Reports indicate that the gunfire was intended for someone else, with multiple gunmen attacking in a targeted shooting, resulting in Tarpinian-Jachym adn two others being injured.He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Tarpinian-Jachym&#8217;s mother, grieving the loss, expressed her sorrow to the media, stating there was little to say amidst the heartbreak. Rep. Estes praised the young intern&#8217;s contributions and kindness, urging the public to respect the family&#8217;s privacy during this difficult time. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident highlights ongoing safety concerns<\/a> in Washington, D.C., despite a general decline in crime rates. Tarpinian-Jachym&#8217;s death marked the 85th homicide in the capital for the year, reflecting ongoing issues with violence in urban areas.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>While the eyes of the country&rsquo;s political world have been turned on Washington this week for President Donald Trump&rsquo;s legislative agenda, tragedy struck the family of a Republican congressional intern on a far more personal level.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old University of Massachusetts student working as an intern for GOP Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas, was fatally shot Monday night in downtown D.C., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/07\/02\/tarpinian-jachym-intern-umass-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And the bullets that killed him were &ldquo;intended for someone else,&rdquo; the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred about 10:30 p.m. near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/umass-student-house-intern-dies-washington-dc-shooting\/story?id=123429541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> reported that &ldquo;multiple&rdquo; gunmen emerged from a vehicle and started firing in what the station described as a &ldquo;targeted&rdquo; shooting.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Tarpinian-Jachym was among three people who were hit, according to ABC. The other victims were an adult woman and a 16-year-old boy.<\/p>\n<p>All three were rushed to local hospitals, but Tarpinian-Jachym died Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&rsquo;t clear of Tarpinian-Jachym was actually with the other two or was merely in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n<p>Police said he was not one of the intended victims, ABC reported.<\/p>\n<p>Contacted by the Post, Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym, the student&rsquo;s tearful mother, had little to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing to say,&rdquo; she said, the Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/estes.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=7045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, Estes praised Tarpinian-Jachym&rsquo;s contribution to his office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile,&rdquo; Estes said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas&rsquo; 4th District and the country. Please join Susan and me in praying for his family and respecting their privacy during this heartbreaking time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Republican Party also released a statement calling Tarpinian-Jackym a &ldquo;bright and talented young man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">State Committeeman Chris Ryan on behalf of the Massachusetts Republican Party:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The loss of DC Congressional student intern and Granby resident Eric Tarpinian-Jachym is a loss for Massachusetts and our nation. His family is now without its son, and the University of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m8Eiddy3Oh\">pic.twitter.com\/m8Eiddy3Oh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MassGOP (@massgop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/massgop\/status\/1940586961959354376?\">July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While crime rates have dropped in the capital since 2023, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a>, the streets of D.C. are well <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/six-girls-ages-11-14-arrested-heinously-violent-assault-hate-crime-enhancement-now-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">known for their danger<\/a>&nbsp;&mdash; as they are in many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-dem-win-crime-man-arrested-savage-street-attack-woman-arrested-twice-attacking-cop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic-run cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And criminals generally don&rsquo;t discriminate on the basis of partisanship.<\/p>\n<p>In May, a staffer for Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs of California was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senior-democratic-congressional-staffer-victimized-armed-teens-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victim of a carjacking<\/a> in the city&rsquo;s Navy Yard area.<\/p>\n<p>Tarpinian-Jackym&rsquo;s death marked the 85th homicide in the District of Columbia this year, the Post reported. 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Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old student from the University of Massachusetts interning for GOP Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas, was shot and killed Monday night in downtown D.C., as reported by The Washington Post. The bullets that struck him were reportedly &#8220;intended for someone else.&#8221; The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with ABC News stating that multiple gunmen exited a vehicle and opened fire in what was described as a &#8220;targeted&#8221; attack.<\/p>\n<p>Tarpinian-Jachym was one of three individuals injured; an adult woman and a 16-year-old boy were also victims. All three were taken to local hospitals, but Tarpinian-Jachym succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. It remains unclear whether he was with the other two victims or simply caught in crossfire; police indicated he was not among those targeted.<\/p>\n<p>In an emotional response to The Post, Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym expressed her grief with little more than &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing to say.&#8221; Rep. Estes honored Tarpinian-Jachym&#8217;s contributions to his office, recalling his friendly demeanor and expressing gratitude for his service to Kansas&#8217; 4th District and the nation while asking for privacy for the family during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Republican Party also issued a statement recognizing Tarpinian-Jachym as a &#8220;bright and talented young man,&#8221; emphasizing that his loss is felt deeply across Massachusetts and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Despite crime rates declining in D.C. since 2023 according to the Department of Justice, it remains known for its dangers-similar to many cities governed by Democrats-where criminals do not discriminate based on political affiliation. In May, another incident involved staff from Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs being carjacked in Navy Yard.<\/p>\n<p>Tarpinian-Jachym&#8217;s death marked D.C.&#8217;s 85th homicide this year-a number only slightly lower than last year&#8217;s count at this time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2455241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Intern-Death.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5408,58322,4133,3911,33224],"class_list":["post-2455240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressman","tag-intern","tag-news","tag-republican","tag-washington-dc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Intern-Death.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455240"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455244,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455240\/revisions\/2455244"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}