WASHINGTON (7News) — As the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) continues its search for a third suspect in the murder of congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, another grieving family is still waiting for answers in a separate homicide case.
Ryan Realbuto, 23, was shot and killed during a robbery attempt in January 2023 in the Shaw neighborhood, along South Dakota Avenue in Northeast. At the time, Ryan Realbuto was volunteering in the District, working with at-risk kids, and had just returned from an event at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
From her home outside Rochester, New York, Ryan’s mother, Janet Realbuto, shared her frustrations—and fears—as time stretches on…