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Two members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were fatally shot while leaving an event at a Jewish museum on May 21, just after 9 p.m. According to police, one suspect has been detained.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky, who served as a research assistant, and Sarah Milgrim, who coordinated trips and missions for Israel. The pair were engaged and about to get married next week in Jerusalem, according to Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter.

Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was arrested in connection with the shooting, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference within a few hours of the shooting. The suspect is said to have approached a group of four people and opened fire.

Before the shooting, Rodriguez, who had no previous contact with police, was allegedly spotted pacing outside the museum. Smith said Rodriguez yelled “Free, free Palestine” as he was being detained.

One eyewitness, Yoni Kalin,  told Fox5 that security guards initially believed the shooting suspect was a victim. He said the suspect asked someone to call the police and later admitted to law enforcement that he was involved in the shooting.


<h2><b>Federal Response</b></h2>
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino <a href="https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1925420904500085116">said</a> on social media platform X that the suspect was being interviewed by FBI agents as well as local police.

Bongino said multiple other federal offices are involved in the investigation, which took place just a short distance from the FBI’s Washington Field Office.

A follow-up <a href="https://x.com/FBIDDBongino/status/1925511042060144995" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">post</a> from the deputy director called the shooting as an “act of terror” that “has the full attention of your FBI.”

“Targeted acts of anti-Semitic violence are typically carried out by spineless, gutless cowards. And the penalties will be harsh as we tighten up this investigation and run down any additional leads.”

FBI Director Kash Patel <a href="https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1925395640835604530">said</a> he and his team were briefed on the shooting and they were “working with [Metropolitan Police Department] to respond and learn more.”

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem condemned the shooting and <a href="https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1925390666441314737" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">said</a>, “We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share. Please pray for the families of the victims. We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote in a <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1925386917366911042">post</a> on X that she went to the scene of the crime, along with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

President Donald Trump addressed the shootings late on the same evening in a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114549529250052858">post</a> 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!”

FBI agents cordon off the scene outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead in Washington on May 21, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)


<h2><b>Response From Israeli Officials</b></h2>
The Embassy of Israel to the United States posted a <a href="https://x.com/IsraelinUSA/status/1925447599164702743">photo</a> of the engaged couple within a few hours of the shooting, saying, “The entire embassy staff is heartbroken and devastated by their murder.”

The embassy called the shooting the work of a terrorist and said, “Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. They were in the prime of their lives.”

Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, <a href="https://x.com/dannydanon/status/1925388251864379433">called</a> the shooting a “depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism.”

“Harming the Jewish community is crossing a red line. We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act,” Danon said in a post on X. “Israel will continue to act resolutely to protect its citizens and representatives—everywhere in the world.”

Israeli President Isaac Herzog <a href="https://x.com/Isaac_Herzog/status/1925405792204660908">said</a> he was “devastated” by the shooting.

“This is a despicable act of hatred, of antisemitism, which has claimed the lives of two young employees of the Israeli embassy ... I send my full support to the Ambassador and all the embassy staff,” Herzog said.

“We stand with the Jewish community in DC and across the US. America and Israel will stand united in defense of our people and our shared values. Terror and hate will not break us.”
<h2>Recent Tensions</h2>
Tensions between Israel and those in and around the Gaza Strip have been on the rise since Israel launched a new campaign to seize “operational control” of the territory amid the war with the Hamas terrorist group.

The conflict, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, with an attack on Israel by Hamas, resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and around 250 hostages from that event alone.

The event at which the shooting took place was hosted by the American Jewish Committee.

"We are devastated that an unspeakable act of violence took place outside the venue," committee CEO Ted Deutch said in a <a href="https://www.ajc.org/news/ajc-statement-on-act-of-violence-outside-event-in-washington-dc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">statement</a>. "At this moment, as we await more information from the police about exactly what transpired, our attention and our hearts are solely with those who were harmed and their families.”

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/what-to-know-about-fatal-shooting-of-2-israeli-embassy-staffers-in-dc-5861780">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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