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UMass Student, 21, Gunned Down While Interning On Capitol Hill: Teens Arrested In DC Murder UMass Student, 21, Gunned Down While Interning On Capitol Hill: Teens Arrested In DC Murder
UMass Student, 21, Gunned Down While Interning On Capitol Hill: Teens Arrested In DC Murder Two teens have been charged as adults in connection with the deadly shooting of a 21-year-old Massachusetts college student interning on Capitol Hill, authorities announced. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said that the teens are facing criminal charges for their alleged roles in the death of Granby, Massachusetts resident Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, who was interning for Kansas Congressman Ron Estes. The two reportedly had "prior juvenile records." A third person remains at large. “The DC Council thinks that these kids need to be protected. They don’t need to be protected," Pirro stated. "…

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by Zak Failla
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UMass Intern Killed In DC Shooting: $40K Reward Offered As Hunt For Gunman Intensifies UMass Intern Killed In DC Shooting: $40K Reward Offered As Hunt For Gunman Intensifies
UMass Intern Killed In DC Shooting: $40K Reward Offered As Hunt For Gunman Intensifies The hunt is still on for the person who gunned down a Massachusetts college student interning on Capitol Hill — and now there’s $40,000 on the table for anyone who can help bring his killer to justice. On Tuesday, July 8, the FBI’s Washington Field Office added $15,000 to the existing $25,000 reward already being offered by the Metropolitan Police Department for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects behind the shooting death of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts. The new reward comes more than a week after Tarpinian-Jachym was fatally s…

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by Zak Failla
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UMass Student, 21, Killed In DC Triple Shooting While Interning For US Congressman: Police UMass Student, 21, Killed In DC Triple Shooting While Interning For US Congressman: Police
UMass Student, 21, Killed In DC Triple Shooting While Interning For US Congressman: Police A rising college senior interning on Capitol Hill was shot and killed in Washington, DC this week, officials confirmed. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts, was fatally shot on Monday night, June 30, in Northwest DC, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Officers with MPD's Third District responded to the sound of gunshots around 10:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of 7th Street NW.  There, they found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds: an unconscious man, a conscious woman, and a conscious 16-year-old boy. All three were transported to area hospitals b…

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by Zak Failla
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Record Student Loan Borrowers Face Default As Collections Resume, Grads Enter Weak Job Market Record Student Loan Borrowers Face Default As Collections Resume, Grads Enter Weak Job Market
Record Student Loan Borrowers Face Default As Collections Resume, Grads Enter Weak Job Market A record number of federal student loan borrowers are seriously delinquent as debt collections resume after a five-year pause, while new college graduates face tough employment prospects. The Education Department restarted collecting defaulted federal student loan debt on Monday, May 5. Collections were paused at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move threatens to seize tax refunds and garnish paychecks from millions of Americans in default on their loans. The Education Department said about 42.7 million people owe more than $1.6 trillion in student loan d…

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by Chris Spiker