- Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old from Chicago, was charged with first-degree murder for killing Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two Israeli Embassy employees, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on May 21.
- Rodriguez had ties to pro-Palestinian activism and far-left groups like the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Rodriguez told police at the scene, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,” and shouted, “Free Palestine” while in custody.
- The couple, about to be engaged, was shot in the back at close range after leaving an event focused on humanitarian aid for Gaza.
- The FBI is investigating the shooting as a hate crime and act of terrorism, with Rodriguez facing additional charges of murdering foreign officials and firearms offenses. Read More
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