A pro-Palestinian advocate shot and killed two Israeli military employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
The shooting took place on May 21 at 9:15 PM on the 300 wall of F Street NW, right next to the gallery, which was next day hosting the American Jewish Committee’s Young Diplomats Reception.
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A testimony at the exhibition claimed that a man came inside the museum after seeing it and needed fluids and a safe place, then whipped out a keffiyeh and yelled “free Palestine,” before being escorted out by the police, according to The National Pulse.
I’m on the field of the terrible firing outside the Washington, DC Capital Jewish Museum with @USAttyPirro, and US Attorney General Pam Bondi arrived at the scene with Interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC Jeanine Pirro . As we work to learn more, praying for the survivors of this crime.
Two Israeli military employees were shot at close range this evening while attending a Jewish celebration at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, according to Tal Naim Cohen, a spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Washington.
According to Fox 5 DC, the officers who responded to the affair discovered an unconscious woman and man who had been shot and not breathe.
According to Israeli military officials, the couple, who were purported to be engaged, later died.
The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed the identities of the two survivors and announced that D. C. Metropolitan Police have identified a criminal for questioning.
Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, Illinois, was the suspect who allegedly yelled” Free, completely Palestine”! according to Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith, who said he was taken into custody.
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Smith continued, “[ The perpetrator ] entered the museum and was detained by security after the shooting. The think identified the location of the weapons that had been recovered.
There is” no ongoing threat to public health,” according to a representative from the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which is working with local authorities in a mutual research.
It is unknown if regional security attempted to stop Rodriguez’s attack because regional police have said they have no previous interactions with him and have no prior contacts, according to Haaretz.
The” senseless murder outside the Museum this evening has us deeply saddened and horrified,” according to Capitol Jewish Museum authorities. The victims and their families are in our thoughts and we extend our sincere apologies and affections.
Israeli authorities expressed their complete trust in American law enforcement after the affair in Washington became public and expressed their outrage.
” We have full faith in law enforcement officials, both at the local and federal levels, to detain the shooter and safeguard the safety of Israel’s staff and the nation’s Jewish communities,” Cohen said.
Jewish President Isaac Herzog described the shooting as a “despicable work of anger, of hatred, that has claimed the lives of two younger Israeli embassy people,” adding that “our hearts are with the loved ones of those who were murdered and our hearts are with the wounded.”
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Democrats and Republicans have both expressed sympathy for the victims and condemned the dangerous murders.
” These horrible D.C. killings, which are naturally motivated by antisemitism, must stop right away!” Disdain and extremism are unappealing in the USA. Condolences to the victims ‘ families. But depressing that things like this can occur! God thank you all, everyone! Donald Trump made a statement on Truth Social.
This abhorrent killing appears to be yet another brutal example of antisemitism, which is all too prevalent in our society, as we all know. I’m praying for the victims, the victims ‘ families, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
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