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Congressional intern shooting suspect now wanted in second homicide investigation
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Congressional intern shooting suspect now wanted in second homicide investigation
Police are looking for Naqwan Antonio Lucas. Here's what we know.
Author: Matt Pusatory (WUSA9)
Published: 11:09 AM EDT October 26, 2025
Updated: 11:09 AM EDT October 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — DC Police continue to search for a man wanted in connection to the shooting death of Congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym. During the course of their investigation, detectives now believe the same man, 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas, is connected to the shooting death of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley.
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, from Granby, Massachusetts, was working in D.C. as an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.). Just before 10:30 p.m. on June 30, he was hit in a drive-by shooting near the Mount Vernon Square 7th Street-Convention Center Metro station. The next day, he died from his injuries in the hospital. … Police do not believe he was the target. They believe there were multiple shooters and that it stemmed from an ongoing "dispute" between rival groups. A 16-year-old boy and a woman were also injured in the shooting.
Lucas is not yet in custody. On Friday, DC Police detectives announced he is wanted in connection with a second homicide in the District. This one happened just a few days after Tarpinian-Jachym died from his injuries at the hospital. On July 4, just after 5 p.m., officers were called for a report of trouble inside a home in the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast. Officers found Kelley unconscious and not breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Anyone with information to share with police is urged to call DC Police's tip line a 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.
Congressional intern shooting suspect now wanted in second homicide investigation
Police are looking for Naqwan Antonio Lucas. Here's what we know.
Author: Matt Pusatory (WUSA9)
Published: 11:09 AM EDT October 26, 2025
Updated: 11:09 AM EDT October 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — DC Police continue to search for a man wanted in connection to the shooting death of Congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym. During the course of their investigation, detectives now believe the same man, 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas, is connected to the shooting death of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley.
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, from Granby, Massachusetts, was working in D.C. as an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.). Just before 10:30 p.m. on June 30, he was hit in a drive-by shooting near the Mount Vernon Square 7th Street-Convention Center Metro station. The next day, he died from his injuries in the hospital. … Police do not believe he was the target. They believe there were multiple shooters and that it stemmed from an ongoing "dispute" between rival groups. A 16-year-old boy and a woman were also injured in the shooting.
Lucas is not yet in custody. On Friday, DC Police detectives announced he is wanted in connection with a second homicide in the District. This one happened just a few days after Tarpinian-Jachym died from his injuries at the hospital. On July 4, just after 5 p.m., officers were called for a report of trouble inside a home in the 1700 block of Benning Road, Northeast. Officers found Kelley unconscious and not breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound. Her death has been ruled a homicide.
Anyone with information to share with police is urged to call DC Police's tip line a 202-727-9099 or text the department's tip line at 50411.