U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro held a press conference Thursday afternoon to provide updates on the case involving slain congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym. Pirro pulled zero punches in calling out the D.C. Council for their lax, soft-on-crime policies.
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS). He was killed in a shooting in the late evening hours of June 30. Subsequently, two 17-year-olds were arrested in connection with the murder.
READ MORE: Pirro Announces Arrests in Case of Murdered Congressional Intern, and the Details Are Infuriating
Now, a third suspect in the shooting, 18-year-old Naqwan Lucas, has been arrested. Lucas is also accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Zoey Kelley on July 4.
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, died after he was shot on June 30, police in Washington, D.C. said. Several days later on July 4, police said 17-year-old Zoey Kelley was killed in a fatal shooting.
One of the suspects in both shootings, 18-year-old Naqwan Lucas, has been arrested, a D.C. Courts spokesman told Fox News Digital. Lucas is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday afternoon for his arraignment.
After being named as one of three suspects in the murder of Tarpinian-Jachym, the Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday that Lucas was also charged in the murder of Kelley. He was indicted on charges of premeditated first-degree murder while armed.
Police said the first shooting, which didn't target Tarpinian-Jachym, also left a 16-year-old male and an adult female injured. The shooting happened in the 1200 block of 7th Street, Northwest, near the Mt. Vernon Square 7th St-Convention Center Metro stop. Officials said several people exited a car and began shooting, killing Tarpinian-Jachym.
Pirro opened the presser by observing:
"You know, every day in America, we lose innocent victims to violent crime. And like a thunderbolt, their lives are taken from them, and the lives of those who love them and cared for them are forever changed. They didn't do anything, and they didn't ask for it, but all of a sudden, they simply leave this world, silent victims, while the rest of us watch the fight between good and evil that unfolds on streets in the United States every day."
Pirro discussed the moments leading up to Tarpinian-Jachym's murder, noting:
"It was a dream until he walked out onto the street at 10:28 at night and got shot by a group of punks....He got shot four times. And they were a crew. They were the Tyler House. They were masked up and they were gunned up and they were ready for a fight. Who knows about what? They were just ready for a fight. And when it was over, there were 79 rounds on the ground."
As she addressed the issue of its soft-on-crime approach, Pirro excoriated the D.C. Council.
🚨 BREAKING: US Attorney Jeanine Pirro goes BERSERK on the Democrat DC council after fatal shooting of young Capitol intern and teen girl by *KNOWN* criminals
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"All 3 of these juveniles are KNOWN to the juvenile court! That's ALL I'm gonna say. I can't say more. But I can tell… pic.twitter.com/bzO6MXt672
"We live in a district where all three of these juveniles that I've just mentioned are known to the juvenile court. That's all I'm gonna say — 'cuz I can't say more and I want to. But I can tell you this: that two innocent souls were taken from us in what I believe were predictable homicides, based upon the behavior of these individuals and the records that everyone knew about. But the D.C. Council is more interested in protecting young criminals under the guise of 'protecting the innocence of youth.' It's time for them to start protecting the citizens of the district — because this is what we're ending up with. (Pointing to exhibits.) We're having victims five blocks away, 79 rounds on the ground. This is normal behavior in D.C. No more excuses from this Council."
The details of these murders (and the injuries sustained by other victims) are brutal, but so is the reality of the out-of-control crime that has been pervasive in a district that has, for too long, just shrugged and looked the other way, particularly when those committing the crimes are under the age of 25.
Pirro is rightly fed up — we all should be.
The full presser may be viewed here:
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