The District of Columbia saw a significant legal action this week as two teenage suspects were charged with first-degree murder in a highly publicized case.

The allegations come following the sad death of Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old congressional intern who was shot in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in Washington, D.C.

Officials and prosecutors are calling for harsher punishments for minor offenders in response to escalating violence, the New York Post noted.

Jalen Lucas and Kelvin Thomas Jr., both 17, are accused of shooting someone to death on June 30, approximately a mile northeast of the White House. Continues…