Mom of congressional intern murdered in DC warns parents it could happen to their kids

The mother of a congressional intern who was killed in Washington D C pleaded with police to find the people who killed her son warning other parents it could happen to their kids Eric Tarpinian-Jachym a -year-old scholar at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was shot June at around p m according to police and passed away on July The Metropolitan Police Department disclosed the shooting happened on the block of th Street Northwest A -year-old male and adult female were both shot but survived No subjects are in custody a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson advised Fox News Digital on Tuesday According to investigators several individuals exited a motorcycle and began firing shots at a group of people which included Tarpinian-Jachym Tarpinian-Jachym wasn't the intended target of the shooting they added FBI JOINS MANHUNT AFTER CONGRESSIONAL TRAINEE INTERN SHOT DEAD IN DCTamara Jachym Eric's mother notified Fox News Digital in an interview that police need to arrest the individuals responsible because they will do it again This is a serious crime A mile from the White House This isn't a joke And then it happened again this weekend Jachym declared referring to a shooting in Washington D C on th of July weekend that left -year-old Honesty Cheadle dead You know the mayor has to get serious with this I think Eric felt safe It was early at night He was in a decent area and this happened And it's a shame And you know Eric was the th victim and now we have an she added referring to the number of homicides in Washington D C at the time So far in people have been killed in Washington D C CONGRESSIONAL INTERN KILLED IN WASHINGTON D C SHOOTING POLICE OFFER REWARD FOR MULTIPLE SUSPECTSJachym described her son as a very kind sweet compassionate young man He was kind to everybody He loved the animals He loved to fish she commented He was just a really special boy He really loved DC loved to walk around the streets He loved to walk to the Wharf and he liked to go out to eat And he loved the people in D C The University of Massachusetts Amherst participant was an intern for Rep Ron Estes R-Kan according to a report from his office He was set to return for his senior year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he majored in finance and minored in political science I will remember his kind heart and how he inevitably greeted anyone who entered our office with a cheerful smile Estes reported in a declaration We are grateful to Eric for his function to Kansas th District and the country Please join Susan and me in praying for his family and respecting their privacy during this heartbreaking time In a message to Fox News Digital an FBI spokesperson disclosed the agency is assisting the Metropolitan Police Department in the research We are aware of the matter and are assisting our law enforcement partners the spokesperson stated The FBI and Metropolitan Police Department are offering a reward for anyone who provides information leading to an arrest and conviction and are encouraged to contact -