US Attorney announces arrests in Congressional intern murder

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00:00You know, every day in America, we lose innocent victims to violent crime.

00:05And like a thunderbolt, their lives are taken from them,

00:08and the lives of those who love them and care for them are forever changed.

00:14They didn't do anything, and they didn't ask for it,

00:17but all of a sudden, they simply leave this world, silent victims,

00:23while the rest of us watch the fight between good and evil

00:27that unfolds on streets in the United States every day.

00:33It's why I came to Washington. It's why I took this job.

00:38It's why all of us are here behind me,

00:40from the police chief to the FBI to the prosecutors to the marshals.

00:46We're all in this because of this fight.

00:49And it's why President Trump prioritized Washington to make it safe and beautiful.

00:56But it's why we're now making inroads with over 5,000 arrests

01:01and over 500 guns taken off the street.

01:04But crime is still occurring, but we're solving cases.

01:10And this day is a very special day for everyone who's standing behind me.

01:16Eric Tarpinian, as you know, was a 21-year-old senior

01:19from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

01:22Amherst. His life was about being an intern and living in Washington.

01:29I spoke to his mother again today.

01:31His birthday was two days ago.

01:34And she thought that it was an angel that came down

01:38and helped the police to make an arrest in this case.

01:41It was a dream until he walked out onto the street at 10.28 at night

01:47and got shot by a group of punks.

01:51It was 10.28.

01:53He got shot four times.

01:56And they were a crew.

02:00They were the Tyler House.

02:02They were masked up and they were gunned up

02:06and they were ready for a fight.

02:08Who knows about what?

02:10They were just ready for a fight.

02:13And when it was over, there were 79 rounds on the ground.

02:19Two rifles, one 9mm.

02:23Eric died alone.

02:25No mother, no father, no sister.

02:27Why?

02:29Because three teenagers, 2.17, 1.18,

02:35all accustomed to getting away with criminal behavior

02:39because they lived in a district,

02:41they didn't take it seriously.

02:44They never believed they would be punished.

02:46So they kept moving.

02:49Arrested, as you know, were Jalen Lucas,

02:5217 years old, a juvenile,

02:53who will now be tried in adult court

02:56with murder while armed

02:58under the D.C. Code 22-2101,

03:01murder in the first degree.

03:03Kelvin Thomas,

03:04also another 17-year-old juvenile,

03:07charged with the same D.C. Code crime,

03:10murder in the first degree.

03:12But the third defendant,

03:14and I can't thank MPD enough,

03:17along with the marshals and the FBI here,

03:20was arrested and he was presented in court today.

03:25His name is Naquan Lucas.

03:27He was a juvenile also, 18 years old.

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