The family of a college student from Massachusetts who was killed in a triple shooting in Washington, D.C., last week is speaking out for the first time about their tragic loss.
Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a University of Massachusetts Amherst student and Granby native, was working as a congressional intern on Capitol Hill when he was gunned down in the area of the 1200 block of 7th Street on the evening of June 30.
Police say Tarpinian-Jachym was an innocent bystander caught in the middle of a dispute. A woman and a 16-year-old boy who were walking with the young man were also injured in the shooting, but are expected to recover…