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Seth C. Rich was fatally shot on July 10, 2016, in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. He was a 27-year-old employee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

Early life, education, and employment

Rich was a native of Omaha, Nebraska and a 2011 graduate of Creighton University, where he majored in history and political science.

At the time of his death, Rich was Deputy Director of "Data-for-Voter Protection/Expansion" at the DNC, where he had been employed for two years. He developed a computer application to assist voters in locating polling stations.

Death and aftermath

Police were alerted to gunfire at 4:20 am by an automated gunfire locator called ShotSpotter. Rich was shot about a block from his home in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in the vicinity of Howard University. His father believes that his son resisted his assailants before he was killed.

He was found conscious but later died in the hospital. Although his belongings were not taken, police stated that Rich may have been killed in an attempted robbery. According to police, the neighborhood had been 'plagued' by such robberies. The Metropolitan Police Department posted a customary reward of $25,000 for information about the death.

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued a statement mourning the loss and praising Rich's work "to protect the most sacred right we share as Americans — the right to vote." Hillary Clinton spoke of this fatality during a speech advocating limiting the availability of guns.

See also

• Crime in the District of Columbia
• List of unsolved deaths

References

1. ^ Morton, Joseph. "D.C. police, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich urge anyone with information about murder to come forward", Omaha World-Herald (August 4, 2016; Updated August 10, 2016).
2. ^ Morton, Joseph. "WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward for help finding Omaha native Seth Rich's killer", Omaha World-Herald (August 10, 2016; Updated August 11, 2016): "Rich had worked for the DNC for two years and helped develop a computer program to make it easier for people to find polling places on Election Day."
3. ^ "Rich, Seth C." Omaha World-Herald. July 13, 2016.
4. ^ Hermann, Peter (July 12, 2016). "Hillary Clinton invokes name of slain DNC aide Seth Rich in calling for gun control". Washington Post.
5. ^ Allen, Nick (10 August 2016). "WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of Democrat staffer Seth Rich". The Daily Telegraph.: "appeared to be an attempted robbery near his home in a suburb of the US capital on July 10, but his belongings were not taken."
6. ^ Shrier, Adam. "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting", New York Daily News (July 11, 2016).
7. ^ Hermann, Peter; Williams, Clarence (July 11, 2016). "Slain Democratic National Committee staffer 'wanted to make a difference'". Washington Post.
8. Stein, Jeff (August 20, 2016). "Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer". Newsweek.
9. (August 5, 2016). Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich. NBC Washington. Retrieved: August 22, 2016.
10. ^ Khan, Mariam. DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend, ABC News (11 July 2016).
11. "Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich". NBC Washington. August 5, 2016.
12. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/
13. Stein, Jeff (August 20, 2016). Seth Rich: Inside the Killing of the DNC Staffer. Newsweek. Retrieved: August 21, 2016.
14. "WikiLeaks offers reward for help finding DNC staffer's killer", Washington Post (10 August 2016).

Further reading

• Abraham, Rabbi Steven (July 22, 2016). "In Memoriam: Seth Conrad Rich". The Jewish Press. Eulogy given by Rabbi Steven Abraham of Beth El Synagogue at the service on July 13, 2016.
• Harris, Chris (July 13, 2016). "Friends of Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich Remember Him as 'Honest' and 'Self-Sacrificing'". People.

• 2016 murders in the United States
• Democratic National Committee
• Deaths by firearm in Washington, D.C.
• Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016
• Unsolved murders in the United States
• 2016 in Washington, D.C.