{"id":2457392,"date":"2025-07-09T10:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-and-fbi-offer-40000-reward-for-info-on-shooting-of-intern-eric-tarpinian-jachym\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:42:57","slug":"dc-police-and-fbi-offer-40000-reward-for-info-on-shooting-of-intern-eric-tarpinian-jachym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-police-and-fbi-offer-40000-reward-for-info-on-shooting-of-intern-eric-tarpinian-jachym\/","title":{"rendered":"DC police and FBI offer $40,000 reward for info on shooting of intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdc-police-and-fbi-offer-40000-reward-for-info-on-shooting-of-intern-eric-tarpinian-jachym%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=2457392&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>The Washington, D.C.Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI have jointly increased the reward to $40,000 for information leading to the arrest or conviction in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-may-reach-out-to-him-matt-gaetz-tells-newsmax-host-hed-hire-rittenhouse\/\" title=\"\u2018We May Reach Out To Him\u2019: Matt Gaetz Tells Newsmax Host He\u2019d Hire Rittenhouse\">congressional intern<\/a> Eric Tarpinian-Jachym. tarpinian-Jachym, a University of Massachusetts Amherst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-journalist-ousted-from-publication-for-expressing-catholic-views-online\/\" title=\"Student Journalist Ousted From Publication For Expressing Catholic Views Online\">rising senior<\/a>, was working for Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) and was shot on June 30 near the Mount Vernon Square Metro station in Northwest D.C., dying the following day. The shooting, involving an altercation between two groups, also injured a woman and a 16-year-old boy. Police do not believe Tarpinian-Jachym was the intended target. Authorities urge anyone with information to contact them to help solve this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-teens-charged-with-murder-of-uber-eats-driver-reportedly-getting-plea-deal\/\" title=\"D.C. teens charged with murder of Uber Eats driver reportedly getting plea deal\">tragic case<\/a>.  <\/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\">DC police and FBI offer $40,000 reward for info on shooting of intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym<\/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_2147854\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Law enforcement increased the reward for information regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3461476\/intern-house-republican-ron-estes-killed-dc-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">fatal shooting<\/a> of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym last week in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is offering $25,000, and the FBI will offer an additional $15,000 for a total of $40,000 for information that leads to the arrest or conviction in the murder of Tarpinian-Jachym.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3465495\/alex-padilla-ice-identities-conceal-ban-bill-uptick-attacks\/\">Padilla pushes bill banning ICE officers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/padilla-pushes-bill-banning-ice-officers-from-concealing-identity\/\" title=\"Padilla pushes bill banning ICE officers from concealing identity\">concealing identity amid uptick<\/a> in attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3464194\/active-shooter-dead-texas-border-facility-attack\/\">Active shooter dead after attacking Border Patrol in McAllen, Texas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3463927\/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-no-client-list-fbi-doj-find-report\/\">Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide, had no &#8216;client list,&#8217; FBI and DOJ find: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tarpinian-Jachym, a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, had been working as a congressional intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) since June. He was shot on June 30 near the Mount Vernon Square Metro station in Northwest D.C. around 10:30 p.m. He died in the hospital on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>A woman and a 16-year-old boy were also injured in the shooting. D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith called it a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tragic loss&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;unacceptable.&rdquo;<\/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 in a statement last week. &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 is not believed to be the target of the shooting. 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