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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington, DC
The fatal shooting 'is a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism,' Israel's envoy to the United Nations Danny Danon said
- PUBLISHED: Thu 22 May 2025, 7:45 AM
Two Israeli embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, according to officials and media reports.
A man and a woman were shot and killed in the area of 3rd and F streets in Northwest which is near the museum, an FBI field office and the US attorney's office, according to the reports.
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Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said a suspect, tentatively identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, was taken into custody after the shooting.
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"Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote in a post on X.
FBI Director Kash Patel said he and his team had been briefed on the shooting.
"While we’re working with [Metropolitan Police Department] to respond and learn more, in the immediate, please pray for the victims and their families," he wrote on X.
Danny Danon, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, called the shooting "a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism."
"Harming diplomats and the Jewish community is crossing a red line," Danon said in a post on X. "We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act."
Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro were on the scene of the shooting.
The Metropolitan Police Department declined to comment, saying a press conference would be held shortly.