NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Prosecutors claim DNA evidence connects two teenagers charged in the fatal shooting of a University of Massachusetts student, who worked as a congressional intern in Washington, D.C. last summer. During a Friday status hearing in Washington, D.C. Superior Court before Judge Danya Dayson, government attorneys stated that testing of shell casings from the scene yielded an “overwhelming statistical match” to Jailen Lucas, with DNA also linking Kelvin Thomas to the shooting. The suspects, both 17 at the time, face adult charges of first-degree murder while armed in the death of 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym from Granby, Massachusetts. SUSPECT IN MURDERS OF CONGRESSIONAL INTERN AND 17-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED MONTHS AFTER SHOOTINGS: OFFICIAL. Prosecutors stated that two rounds of DNA testing are complete, with further expert testimony anticipated at trial regarding DNA analysis, ballistics, and fingerprint evidence. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. Tarpinian-Jachym, a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was shot on June 30 near the intersection of 7th and M Street NW in Washington. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. He was interning for Rep. in Washington over the summer. Ron Estes, a Kansas Republican.. SEND US A TIP HERE. Authorities report that three armed suspects got out of a stolen car and shot at two people in the area. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? Discover more on the True Crime Hub.
