WASHINGTON (Boston.com) — A rising senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who was in Washington, D.C. for a congressional internship, was killed in a shooting in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, July 1, authorities announced.
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts died Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Police responded around 10:28 p.m. on Monday to the sound of gunshots on the 1200 block of 7th Street, the department said. At the scene, the officers found Tarpinian-Jachym, an adult woman, and a 16-year-old boy suffering from gunshot wounds. Tarpinian-Jachym was unconscious, police said, and all three were taken to area hospitals.
Tarpinian-Jachym died Tuesday from his injuries, according to police.
Police said the preliminary investigation indicates Tarpinian-Jachym was not the intended target of the shooting.
“Multiple suspects exited a vehicle at the intersection of 7th and M Street, Northwest and began firing at a group,” police said.
