This is terrible news from Washington, D.C.
Monday night, Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old intern for Kansas Republican Rep. Ron Estes was one of three people shot outside a D.C. metro station. Tarpinian-Jachym, who just joined Estes' office in June, died of his injuries. The other two victims, a woman and a 16-year-old girl, are recovering from their injuries.
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21-year-old intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) was s**t and k*lled Monday night in DC near the US Capitol.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) July 3, 2025
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was the victim of what authorities believe to be a targeted attack.
Tarpinian-Jachym was not the intended target but an innocent bystander.
RIP. pic.twitter.com/XwRPs2LpY7
There are no words.
An intern serving in the office of U.S. Representative of Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Ron Estes is dead following a shooting in the nation’s capital.
Estes released a statement on July 2 in the aftermath of the deadly shooting that claimed the life of 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachim of Granby, Massachusetts. Tarpinian-Jachim had been serving with Estes’ office in Washington D.C. since June this year as an intern.
'I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile,' Estes said. 'We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas’ 4th District and the country. Please join Susan and me in praying for his family and respecting their privacy during this heartbreaking time.'
Estes said Tarpinian-Jachim was a senior with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was majoring in finance with a minor in political science.
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Tarpinian-Jachym is not the first victim of D.C.'s out-of-control crime, and not the first government employee to be victimized.
It is past time for the central federal government to take over policing in Washington DC
— (((Aaron Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) July 3, 2025
Clearly the local officials do not know how to handle this.
And they need to stop denying law abiding citizens their right to bear arms
Our national public officials should not be… https://t.co/QNiKuNyPY8
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Our national public officials should not be placed in danger because local territorial officials don’t know how to get control of their own d**n city.
Truth.
A 21-year-old intern for Republican Rep Ron Estes was just m*rdered in D.C. pic.twitter.com/vhsUnpYJUp
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 3, 2025
He was so young.
Such a loss 🙏 Democrats endanger our lives even after leave pic.twitter.com/p98759BlFo
— Sarita (@Saritaregresa) July 3, 2025
And local D.C. officials seem to have no interest in stopping the crime.
D.C. is a s**t hole. It is time for the Federal Government to fire the mayor and take over the District of Columbia, which is FEDERAL LAND and was never supposed to be a self-governing city. Evidently democracy failed in there.
— Christian Ardito (@arditoPRIME) July 3, 2025
This needs to happen.
This is so sad praying for this young man’s family and friends. It’s so sad that he’s gone to Washington to work is an intern and he’s not even Safe.
— T𝕏 Elizabeth (@ElizabetheBarr) July 3, 2025
It's very sad.
The violence in DC is insane. I was at the Nationals game when there was a shoot out right at the entrance and they shut down the whole stadium and told us to stay inside. In supposedly a “nice walkable” part of our nations capital
— The Middle-earth Mixer (@MiddleearthMixr) July 3, 2025
We don’t have to live like this https://t.co/Hynm8MumjL
We do not.
It’s horrific parents can’t even feel their children are safe to take internships in our nation’s capital. Prayers for this family. https://t.co/y3Hv0qikh1
— Just Mindy 🐊 (@just_mindy) July 3, 2025
This writer's son considered majoring in political science, so it resonates closely with her.
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