WASHINGTON: Two Israeli embassy employees members, a younger couple about to be engaged, have been killed by a lone gunman as they left an occasion on the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday (Could 21) night time, and a suspect is in custody, officers stated.
The 2 have been shot and killed within the space of third and F Streets in Northwest, part of central Washington that’s about 2km from the White Home.
Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith stated a person shot at a gaggle of 4 individuals with a handgun, hitting each victims. He was seen pacing outdoors the museum previous to the taking pictures.
The one suspect, tentatively recognized as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, chanted “Free Palestine, Free Palestine”, after being taken into custody, she stated.
“After the taking pictures, the suspect entered the museum and was detained by occasion safety,” Smith stated.
“As soon as in handcuffs, the suspect recognized the place he discarded the weapon, and that weapon has been recovered, and he implied that he dedicated the offence.”
The suspect had no earlier contact with police, she added.
