A third teenager has been arrested and charged with the murder of a congressional intern in the nation’s capital, a crime that President Donald Trump cited when he announced increased law enforcement in Washington.
A third teenager has been arrested and charged with the murder of a congressional intern in the nation’s capital, a crime that President Donald Trump referred to when he announced the Law enforcement boom In Washington.
Naqwan Antonio Lucas, 18, has been charged with first-degree murder and 15 other counts in the killing of Eric Tarpinian-Jachem of Granby, Massachusetts. Lucas pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
Tarpinyan Yakhim (21 years old) died a day after being hit by a stray bullet near Mount Vernon Square in Washington on the night of June 30.
The authorities arrested her last month Two 17-year-old suspects In the shooting Kelvin Thomas Jr. and Jaylen Lucas. They were charged as adults with first-degree murder while armed.
Prosecutors said Naqwan Lucas and Jaylen Lucas are brothers.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said last month that Tarpinian-Yachim was an “innocent bystander” and not an intended target of the shooting.
Peru’s office said he was wounded when three suspected gunmen left a stolen car and began shooting two young men. Tarpinyan-Yachim was shot four times. Five other people were assaulted or injured.
Naquan Lucas faces a second indictment for allegedly killing 17-year-old Zoe Kelly on July 4. Kelly was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head inside a storage container wrapped in mattress in a bedroom closet, prosecutors said.
Naqwan Lucas also pleaded not guilty to the charges. His attorney, Steven Kirsch, did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment.
Police said surveillance video helped investigators identify the three suspects.
Trump mentioned Tarpinian-Jachem’s killing — but not his name — during an August 11 press conference where he announced federal intervention for a “public safety emergency” in the District of Columbia.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst student was in Washington to work as a summer intern in the office of Rep. Ron Estes, Republican of Kansas.