Intern murdered in DC as police track final suspect in triple shooting

WASHINGTON, DC – Authorities are intensifying their search for an 18-year-old murder suspect wanted in connection to the June shooting death of a Massachusetts man who was working as a congressional intern in the District. New images of the suspect were released Friday by the Metropolitan Police Department.

Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, of Washington, DC, is the third and final suspect identified in the homicide of 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, who was fatally shot on Monday, June 30, in the 1200 block of 7th Street NW. Lucas is wanted on a DC Superior Court arrest warrant for First Degree Murder while Armed (Premeditated).

At approximately 10:28 p.m. that night, officers from the Third District responded to gunfire

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