A congressional intern working for Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., was fatally shot in northwest Washington, D.C., while walking down the street, according to police.

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, of Granby, Massachusetts, was killed after unidentified suspects got out of a vehicle near the intersection of 7th and M streets Monday and began shooting at a group of people around 10:28 p.m. ET, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said.

Detectives do not believe that Tarpinian-Jachym, who started his internship on Capitol Hill last month, was the intended target of the shooting.

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