The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas, a suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a University of Massachusetts Amherst student. Tarpinian-Jachym was fatally shot on June 30 while interning for U.S. Rep. Ron Estes in Washington, D.C., and Lucas is also linked to the death of 17-year-old Zoey Kelley, who was killed a few days later.
Earlier, two 17-year-olds were charged as adults in connection with Tarpinian-Jachym’s murder, making Lucas the third suspect in this tragic case that has drawn national attention. Authorities apprehended Lucas in Germantown, Maryland, where he faces charges for both homicides, underscoring the severity and ongoing nature of the investigations.
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