2025 Capital Jewish Museum shooting

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On May 21, 2025, two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The gunman opened fire at approximately 9:08 p.m. as victims Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were leaving a "Young Diplomats Reception" hosted by the American Jewish Committee. The suspect, 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, was apprehended by event security staff inside the museum, where witnesses reported he pulled out a keffiyeh and said "I did it. I did it for Gaza" and chanted "Free, free Palestine!" while in custody. Federal prosecutors subsequently charged Rodriguez with first-degree murder, federal hate crimes, and terrorism-related offenses, and the Department of Justice announced it would seek the death penalty. Amid heightened tensions surrounding the Gaza war, the attack drew widespread international condemnation and heightened security concerns across Jewish institutions amid rising antisemitism in the United States.

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