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Ari Feldman, "National Committee Staffer Shot Dead on Own Washington D.C. Block," ''Forward'' (July 11, 2016) http://forward.com/news/344698/promising-jewish-democratic-national-committee-staffer-shot-dead-on-own-was/</ref> He had been a student at the Friedel Jewish Academy and Central High School.  Later while a student at Creighton University, he had worked with the US Census Bureau as well as the Nebraska Democratic Party, interning for Senator Ben Nelson.  After graduating from Creighton in 2011,<ref>Obits: "Rich, Seth C." ''Omaha World-Herald'' (July 13, 2016) http://www.omaha.com/obits/rich-seth-c/article_957ece9b-67c3-53d6-b88b-0c78d813b299.html</ref> Rich had obtained employment by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (a polling company) and relocated to Washington, DC.  In Washington DC, Rich found employment for two years with the Democratic National Committee (DNC), where he developed a computer program that let people find their polling places by entering their names.  By the time that he died, Rich had become Deputy Director of Data-for-Voter Protection/Expansion at the DNC.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?"  ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref>   

Ari Feldman, "National Committee Staffer Shot Dead on Own Washington D.C. Block," ''Forward'' (July 11, 2016) http://forward.com/news/344698/promising-jewish-democratic-national-committee-staffer-shot-dead-on-own-was/</ref> He had been a student at the Friedel Jewish Academy and Central High School.  Later while a student at Creighton University, he had worked with the US Census Bureau as well as the Nebraska Democratic Party, interning for Senator Ben Nelson.  After graduating from Creighton in 2011,<ref>Obits: "Rich, Seth C." ''Omaha World-Herald'' (July 13, 2016) http://www.omaha.com/obits/rich-seth-c/article_957ece9b-67c3-53d6-b88b-0c78d813b299.html</ref> Rich had obtained employment by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (a polling company) and relocated to Washington, DC.  In Washington DC, Rich found employment for two years with the Democratic National Committee (DNC), where he developed a computer program that let people find their polling places by entering their names.  By the time that he died, Rich had become Deputy Director of Data-for-Voter Protection/Expansion at the DNC.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?"  ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref>   

There in Washington DC, while speaking on his cell phone with his girl friend, Kelsey Mulka,<ref>Louise Boyle, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field</ref> he was gunned down from behind,<ref>Daniel Halper, "Julian Assange suggests DNC staffer was shot dead for being a 'source', ''New York Post'' (August 10, 2016) http://nypost.com/2016/08/10/julian-assange-suggests-dnc-staffer-was-shot-dead-for-being-a-source/</ref> reportedly shot twice in the head,<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/</ref> but neither his wallet nor his watch were taken, causing doubt that the motive was robbery.<ref>http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/; https://www.facebook.com/kmulka1/friends?pnref=lhc; https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseymulka; http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3458886/posts?q=1&;page=1; http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3458886/posts?page=97; https://www.reddit.com/r/DNCleaks/comments/4w55x8/was_seth_conrad_rich_murdered_for_exposing/; https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/84988403.</ref>  However, the (tabloid style) ''Daily Mail Online'' says that the coroner's office confirmed the cause of death as gunshots to the torso. The Daily Mail also claims that prior to his death Rich had been at  Lou's City Bar until around 1:45 AM where he was inebriated, but refused the offer of a ride home.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3743880/Alone-bar-guzzling-beer-depressed-trouble-girlfriend-newly-hired-Clinton-campaign-staffer-Seth-Rich-refused-ride-home-staggered-shocking-death.html</ref>  It is a walk of about 1.7 miles from Lou's City Bar to the corner where Rich was shot at about 4:19 AM with Rich's activities between 1:45 and 4:19 still under investigation as of August 18, 2016.<ref>https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lou's+City+Bar,+1400+Irving+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20010/W+Street+Northwest+%26+Flagler+Place+Northwest,+Washington,+DC+20001/@38.9228817,-77.0297126,15z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c820291dea95:0xbe9e62cf68f85237!2m2!1d-77.0337839!2d38.9284711!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7b7fed4b66c0d:0x78ae7cf6246fbdcc!2m2!1d-77.013541!2d38.919177</ref>  In contrast with the inebriation claims of the Daily Mail, witnesses at Lou's City Bar said that Rich had a couple drinks, which would likely have lost much of their effect in two hours.  The general manager of Lou's bar stated that Rich was a "couple-of beers kind of guy," and that "despondent and drunk" was "just not Seth.  I never saw him drunk or even tipsy."<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084</ref>  The walk home time has been estimated at 30 minutes, but whether or not Rich went to a second bar before heading towards home, remains to be shown.<ref>http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/193631067-story</ref>  Fox News has presented a video of Lou's bar and the neighborhood of that bar, also of the nearby Wonderland Ballroom bar, and what the possibly walk-for-home route looks like.<ref>http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/193631067-story</ref> (Sales and service of liquor Saturday-Sunday is limited to no later than 3AM in Washington DC, by law.<ref>http://abra.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/abra/publication/attachments/DCOfficialCodeTitle%2025DCMRTitle23_0.pdf</ref> The Wonderland Ballroom bar closes at 3AM early Sunday morning per schedule posted on internet on August 21, 2016.)<ref>http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/hours-and-location/</ref>

There in Washington DC, while speaking on his cell phone with his girl friend, Kelsey Mulka,<ref>Louise Boyle, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field</ref> he was gunned down from behind,<ref>Daniel Halper, "Julian Assange suggests DNC staffer was shot dead for being a 'source'," ''New York Post'' (August 10, 2016) http://nypost.com/2016/08/10/julian-assange-suggests-dnc-staffer-was-shot-dead-for-being-a-source/</ref> reportedly shot twice in the head,<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/</ref> but neither his wallet nor his watch were taken, causing doubt that the motive was robbery.<ref>http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/; https://www.facebook.com/kmulka1/friends?pnref=lhc; https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseymulka; http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3458886/posts?q=1&;page=1; http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3458886/posts?page=97; https://www.reddit.com/r/DNCleaks/comments/4w55x8/was_seth_conrad_rich_murdered_for_exposing/; https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/84988403.</ref>  However, the (tabloid style) ''Daily Mail Online'' says that the coroner's office confirmed the cause of death as gunshots to the torso. The Daily Mail also claims that prior to his death Rich had been at  Lou's City Bar until around 1:45 AM where he was inebriated, but refused the offer of a ride home.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3743880/Alone-bar-guzzling-beer-depressed-trouble-girlfriend-newly-hired-Clinton-campaign-staffer-Seth-Rich-refused-ride-home-staggered-shocking-death.html</ref>  It is a walk of about 1.7 miles from Lou's City Bar to the corner where Rich was shot at about 4:19 AM with Rich's activities between 1:45 and 4:19 still under investigation as of August 18, 2016.<ref>https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lou's+City+Bar,+1400+Irving+St+NW,+Washington,+DC+20010/W+Street+Northwest+%26+Flagler+Place+Northwest,+Washington,+DC+20001/@38.9228817,-77.0297126,15z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7c820291dea95:0xbe9e62cf68f85237!2m2!1d-77.0337839!2d38.9284711!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7b7fed4b66c0d:0x78ae7cf6246fbdcc!2m2!1d-77.013541!2d38.919177</ref>  In contrast with the inebriation claims of the Daily Mail, witnesses at Lou's City Bar said that Rich had a couple drinks, which would likely have lost much of their effect in two hours.  The general manager of Lou's bar stated that Rich was a "couple-of beers kind of guy," and that "despondent and drunk" was "just not Seth.  I never saw him drunk or even tipsy."<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/seth-rich-murder-dnc-hack-julian-assange-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-492084</ref>  The walk home time has been estimated at 30 minutes, but whether or not Rich went to a second bar before heading towards home, remains to be shown.<ref>http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/193631067-story</ref>  Fox News has presented a video of Lou's bar and the neighborhood of that bar, also of the nearby Wonderland Ballroom bar, and what the possibly walk-for-home route looks like.<ref>http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/193631067-story</ref> (Sales and service of liquor Saturday-Sunday is limited to no later than 3AM in Washington DC, by law.<ref>http://abra.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/abra/publication/attachments/DCOfficialCodeTitle%2025DCMRTitle23_0.pdf</ref> The Wonderland Ballroom bar closes at 3AM early Sunday morning per schedule posted on internet on August 21, 2016.)<ref>http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/hours-and-location/</ref>

The police were aided in finding the location of the shooting by an auditory system in Washington DC called ShotSpotter.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?"  ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref>  Rich was yet conscious and breathing when the police found him.  But he died later at a hospital.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538</ref> It has been reported that Rich's "favorite spot" was Lou's City Bar, where the bar put a plaque at his usual seat, whether temporarily or permanently.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field; http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2016/08/at-lous-city-bar-celebrating-seth-richs.html.</ref>

The police were aided in finding the location of the shooting by an auditory system in Washington DC called ShotSpotter.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?"  ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref>  Rich was yet conscious and breathing when the police found him.  But he died later at a hospital.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538</ref> It has been reported that Rich's "favorite spot" was Lou's City Bar, where the bar put a plaque at his usual seat, whether temporarily or permanently.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field; http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2016/08/at-lous-city-bar-celebrating-seth-richs.html.</ref>