Teens suspected of murdering congressional intern linked by DNA on shell casings, prosecutors say

DNA evidence allegedly links two teenagers to the fatal shooting of a University of Massachusetts student working as a congressional intern in D.C.


Teens suspected of murdering congressional intern linked by DNA on shell casings, prosecutors say
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Government attorneys told Washington, D.C. Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson during a Friday status hearing that testing on shell casings recovered at the scene produced an "overwhelming statistical match" to Jailen Lucas, and that DNA also ties Kelvin Thomas to the shooting.

Tarpinian-Jachym, a rising senior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was shot June 30, near the intersection of 7th and M Street NW in Washington.

Fox News Digital's Adam Sabes contributed to this report.

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