{"id":5493,"date":"2025-07-03T21:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=5493"},"modified":"2025-07-03T21:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:15:35","slug":"21-year-old-congressional-intern-shot-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=5493","title":{"rendered":"21-year-old congressional intern shot dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"145\"><strong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"145\">21-Year-Old Congressional Intern Killed in D.C. Shooting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"487\">Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old intern for Rep. Ron Estes and rising senior at UMass Amherst, was fatally shot in Washington D.C. on July 1 near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Police believe he was an unintended victim, caught in crossfire around 10:30 p.m. A 16-year-old and an adult woman were also injured but survived.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"489\" data-end=\"682\">Eric, originally from Granby, Massachusetts, was studying finance and political science, and had aspirations in public service. His death has deeply affected both Capitol Hill and his hometown.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"868\">Rep. Estes praised Eric\u2019s kindness and dedication, while Rep. Richard Neal, who teaches at UMass, called the shooting \u201cheartbreaking,\u201d saying Eric embodied civic commitment and growth.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"985\">The Metropolitan Police are investigating and offering a $25,000 reward for information. No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1110\">Eric\u2019s death highlights the ongoing toll of gun violence in the city, as tributes continue to honor his life and potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21-Year-Old Congressional Intern Killed in D.C. Shooting Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old intern for Rep. Ron Estes and rising senior at UMass Amherst, was fatally shot in Washington D.C. on July 1 near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Police believe he was an unintended victim, caught in crossfire around 10:30 p.m. A 16-year-old and an&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=5493\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;21-year-old congressional intern shot dead&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5495,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5493\/revisions\/5495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}