Two young staffers from the Israeli embassy were brutally murdered by gunfire outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening. Authorities have identified the assailant as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, Illinois, who is suspected of carrying out the attack with pro-Palestinian motivations.
National Review reports that according to police, Rodriguez shouted “Free, free Palestine” during his arrest. Witnesses said he had been seen pacing outside the museum shortly before opening fire on a group of four people. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith confirmed that the suspect used a handgun in the attack, then discarded the weapon and entered the building, where he was apprehended by security personnel.
The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were romantically involved and reportedly
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