Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern in the office of Rep. Ron Estes, was shot and killed in Northwest D.C. on Monday night, Metropolitan Police and the Kansas Republican confirmed.
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was a Granby, Mass., resident who joined Estes’ office earlier in June. Metropolitan Police said in a statement Wednesday that detectives believe he was not the intended target of the shooting.
“I will remember his kind heart and how he always greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile,” Estes said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are grateful to Eric for his service to Kansas’ 4th District and the country.”
