US EditionMan accused of killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers in DC charged with murder of federal officials
- Two Israeli Embassy staff members were fatally shot on Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
- The shooting occurred amid heightened tensions from Israel's war with Hamas, which began after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.
- Suspect Elias Rodriguez, 31, from Chicago, opened fire on a group leaving an event, was detained by security, and chanted “Free, free Palestine” after arrest.
- The victims, Yaron Lischinsky from Israel and Sarah Milgrim from the United States, were a young couple engaged to be married, with Lischinsky planning to propose in Jerusalem the following week.
- Authorities charged Rodriguez with murder and called the killings an antisemitic act of terror that reflects ongoing threats to Israeli diplomats.
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Suspect charged with murder after Israeli embassy staff shot in Washington
Two Israeli embassy staffers, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim by the Israeli foreign ministry, were shot dead late May 21, outside a Jewish museum in Washington by a gunman who shouted 'free Palestine,' authorities said.
Accused of Murder in the First Degree by the Suspect of Killing Two Employees of the Israeli Embassy, Who Could Face the Death Penalty
The suspect of killing two employees of the Israeli Embassy in the U.S. capital, Washington, has been charged with two counts of murder in the first degree, according to the initial charges announced by the U.S. authorities, which may carry the death penalty. The interim federal prosecutor for the Washington district, Jeanine Pirro, has reported at a press conference that, in addition to the two counts of murder in the first degree, he has been …
Jewish Museum Shooting Suspect Charged with First-Degree Murder in Deaths of Israeli Embassy Aides
After two Israeli Embassy aides were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., the person suspected of their shooting has been charged with first-degree murder, along with multiple other charges.
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