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Seth C. Rich was fatally shot around 4 AM in Wahington D.C. on July 10, 2016. He was 27 years old.

Early life, education, and employment

Rich was a native of Omaha, Nebraska, and graduate of Omaha Central High School. After high school, he majored in history and political science at Creighton University, from which he graduated in 2011.

As of July 2016, Rich was Deputy Director of "Data-for-Voter Protection/Expansion" at the Democratic National Committee (DNC), having worked at the DNC for two years. He was developing a computer application for voters to locate polling stations.

Potentially a botched robbery

Rich was shot twice near his home in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in the vicinity of Howard University, on July 10, 2016. Police were alerted to the gunfire at 4:20 AM by an automated gunfire locator called ShotSpotter.

He was found conscious but later died in the hospital. Police stated that Rich may have been killed in an attempted robbery; none of his belongings were taken. A standard reward of $25,000 was offered from the police for information about the death.

Following up on the reward offered by the police, WikiLeaks announced a reward of an additional $20,000 for information leading to a conviction. After receiving the news of WikiLeaks' reward, the victim's father, Joel Rich, said "I hope the additional money helps find out who did this." He also said WikiLeaks was "playing a game". WikiLeaks issued a statement neither confirming nor denying an association with Rich.

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 expansion of gun control regulation. She added, "Surely we can agree that weapons of war have no place on the streets of America".

See also

• Crime in the District of Columbia
• Information published by WikiLeaks
• 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. ^ Hermann, Peter. "Hillary Clinton invokes name of slain DNC aide Seth Rich in calling for gun control", Washington Post (July 12, 2016).
4. ^ "Rich, Seth C.", Omaha World-Herald (July 13, 2016).
5. ^ Allen, Nick. WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of Democrat staffer Seth Rich. The Daily Telegraph (10 August 2016).
6. "Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich". NBC Washington. August 5, 2016.
7. ^ Shrier, Adam. "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting", New York Daily News (July 11, 2016).
8. ^ Hermann, Peter and Williams, Clarence. "Slain Democratic National Committee staffer 'wanted to make a difference'", Washington Post (July 11, 2016).
9. Khan, Mariam. DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend, ABC News (11 July 2016).
10. ^ "WikiLeaks offers reward for help finding DNC staffer’s killer", Washington Post (10 August 2016).

External links

• "Seth Conrad Rich", The Jewish Press (July 22, 2016).
• Harris, Chris. "Friends of Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich Remember Him as 'Honest' and 'Self-Sacrificing'", People (July 13, 2016).

• 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.