A horrific antisemitic act.
According to a Fox News report, two Israeli Embassy staffers were gunned down by a pro-Palestinian terrorist outside the Capital Jewish Museum in D.C. on Wednesday night.
Yaron Lischinsky, 28, and Sarah Milgrim were fatally shot in the street as they left the American Jewish Committee’s ACCESS Young Diplomats Reception just after 9 pm.
The suspected terrorist accused of fatally shooting the two staffers has ties to a radical left-wing group known for leading Black Lives Matter protests and aggressively advocating for Palestinian causes.
Elias Rodriguez, 31, allegedly confessed to gunning down the couple outside the museum when he was heard chanting, “Free, free Palestine,” cops said.
“Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. They were in the prime of their lives,” the Embassy of Israel to the USA wrote on X.
“This evening, a terrorist shot and killed them as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. The entire embassy staff is heartbroken and devastated by their murder. No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss. Our hearts are with their families, and the embassy will be by their side during this terrible time.”
Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. They were in the prime of their lives.
This evening, a terrorist shot and killed them as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC.
The entire embassy staff is heartbroken and devastated by their murder. No words… pic.twitter.com/2HytKDp8Fr
— Embassy of Israel to the USA (@IsraelinUSA) May 22, 2025
From Fox News:
Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said during a news conference that officers responded to multiple calls of a shooting near the museum at around 9:08 p.m. on Wednesday.
When authorities arrived at the scene, a man and a woman were found unconscious and not breathing. Despite life-saving efforts from first responders, Smith said both were pronounced dead.
A 30-year-old man identified as Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, is believed to have committed the act alone and is in custody, Smith said, adding that his gun was also recovered.
Smith said the preliminary investigation shows Rodriguez was allegedly observed pacing back and forth outside the museum before he approached a group of four people exiting the building, including the two victims, and began shooting.
He then entered the museum where he was detained by event security. While in custody, he yelled “Free, free Palestine!” Smith said.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser described the shooting as “horrific,” and assured the community “there is no active threat.” She also said the city “will not tolerate this violence or hate.”
President Trump reacted to the news on TRUTH Social, saying, “These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!”
AG Pam Bondi said that Rodriguez, if charged, will be “prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
This story is developing…
"This defendant, if charged, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."@AGPamBondi vows to use the full force of @TheJusticeDept to deliver justice for the two Israeli embassy staffers who were shot and killed in the nation's capital outside of a Jewish museum. pic.twitter.com/o4yW84LZWb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 22, 2025
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