Israeli Embassy Staff Killed in DC Shooting
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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.
Elias Rodriguez, a 31-year-old Chicago man, is facing federal charges in the fatal shootings of a young couple Wednesday evening near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. With the investigation in its early stages, here’s what we know about the suspected shooter.
FBI agents in Chicago raided a residence Thursday as investigators attempt to piece together what led to the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington D.C. The couple were shot as they left an event at a Jewish museum.
A Chicago man has been charged with murder in a deadly shooting that killed two Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C.
The Justice Department charged Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, with murder of foreign officials, first-degree murder and other crimes in the shooting deaths of two Israeli Embassy employees in Washington.
The gunman allegedly opened fire outside a Wednesday-night event at the Capital Jewish Museum and afterward shouted “Free Palestine.”
Photos and video from the residential block show a large law enforcement presence, including the Cook County Sheriff, with Chicago police blocking streets.