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Officials are continuing their investigation into a man now charged with shooting two people who worked at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., as they left an event at a Jewish museum last night. Court documents made public this afternoon say Elias Rodriguez, 31, told police, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza,” after opening fire in the nation’s capital.
The city’s top prosecutor joined the FBI and leaders from around the world in denouncing the killings as a targeted, antisemitic hate crime and an act of terrorism. Officials with the bureau say investigators are looking at Rodriguez’s whereabouts in the hours leading up to the shooting as well as his online activity, alluding to antisemitic and far-right posts purported to have been authored by the suspect.
The victims were identified as Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, a couple dedicated to pursuing peace in the Middle East. Lischinsky had planned to propose in a matter of days.
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