Who is Naqwan Antonio Lucas? 3rd suspect arrested in DC congressional intern's murder
Posted on: Oct 31, 2025 07:02 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
An 18-year-old surmise, Naqwan Antonio george lucas, has been arrested and is scheduled for arraignment this th at 2:45 p.m. In D.C. Higher-up margaret court in connection with the June 30 killing of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian‑Jachym.
Lucas was named as one of the three suspects in the June 30 mass shooting in Washington, D.C.
According to officials, multiple suspects exited a vehicle and opened fire on a group of people near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center area, hitting Tarpinian-Jachym, the woman and the teenage boy.
Lucas is also a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Zoey Kelley on July 4, several days after shooting Tarpinian-Jachym.
The Metropolitan Police Department said on Friday that Lucas was charged with Kelley's murder after naming him as one of three suspects in Tarpinian-Jachym's death.
Court documents show Lucas faces a first-degree murder-while-armed warrant.
The two 17-year-old suspects, Thomas and Jailen, have violent records in family court, said the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, in a press conference on Thursday.
Read More: Who was Eric Tarpinian-Jachym? Ron Estes' Congressional intern killed in DC shooting
Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts, was a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He had just begun his summer internship in the office of Ron Estes (R-Kansas).
He was struck by bullets near the intersection of 7th and M streets NW in the Shaw area of Northwest Washington around 10:30 p.m. On June 30 and died the following day. Authorities say he was an innocent bystander rather than the intended target.
Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said during a September press conference, "Eric came to our city with a bright future ahead of him, interning in a role where he served the public on Capitol Hill. He deserved an opportunity to return home safely to his family, but was senselessly taken from his loved ones"
On July 4, Kelley was fatally shot on the 1700 block of Benning Road NE. Two other 17-year-old suspects, Kelvin Thomas Jr. And Jailen Lucas, were arrested earlier on September 5 in the Tarpinian-Jachym case and charged as adults with first-degree murder while armed.
Kelley's loved ones set up a GoFundMe and described her as a "bright light in this world — full of life, laughter, and love. Her energy was magnetic, and her smile could brighten the darkest days."
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