Two of the teenage suspects in the shooting that killed 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym and injured multiple others appeared in court Saturday.
Court documents revealed more details about what led up to the shooting.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeannine Pirro announced Friday that two teenagers were arrested and face first-degree murder charges. They are being held without bond.
Images show three shooting suspects minutes before and after police say they began firing on 7th and m streets in Northwest. The photos show three suspects on the night of June 30 getting into what police say was a stolen Acura near Hanover Place in Northwest. An assault rifle can be seen in the picture.
The trio traveled from Hanover Place to M and 7th Streets, according to court documents.
Police said multiple shots were fired.
Photos also show the suspects entering into an apartment tower minutes after the shooting.
Throughout the course of the investigation, police were able to identify the teen suspects as 17-year-old Kelvin Thomas Jr. and 17-year-old Jailen Lucas, who, according to Pirro, have been charged with violent crimes before.
Juveniles have to be age 15 or up to be charged as adults under D.C. law, and in this case, both Thomas and Lucas are being charged as adults.
“It is this case that makes it clear that these young punks who are on the street with guns shooting at each other killing innocent people, they need to be brought into my system and not in the family court system for rehabilitation,” Pirro said.
Police said they’re looking for the third suspect, who has been identified as 18-year-old Naqwan Lucas.
News4 spoke with Tarpinian-Jachym’s mom, Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym, who said she was devastated after learning what happened to her son.
“He was a sweet, humble, honest child, boy,” she said. “Very resilient and came over, had a lot of obstacles in his life, and he found inner strength from God, and now I’m following in his footsteps.”
The suspects’ next court date is Sept. 23.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about Naqwan Lucas to contact them.
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