Two staffers of Israel's Embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night. Follow live updates.

A gunman shot and killed two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, officials said. The shooter, who was taken into custody shortly after the killings, shouted pro-Palestinian slogans after he was detained, officials said.

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon described the shooting as “a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism” in a post on X. The shooting, which took place in the area of 3rd and F Street NW, killed a man and a woman, who have not yet been publicly identified. Others, including Israeli embassy employees, were injured.

Police identified the lone suspect as Elias Rodriguez, a Chicago man in his early 30s, in a shooting that left two Israeli Embassy staffers dead.

Witnesses recounted hearing him chant “Free Palestine” after he was taken into custody. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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