Watch Live: Officials update charges in the fatal shooting of the Israeli embassy employees in Washington, DC

The man who is accused of being accused Killing of two Israeli embassy employees Outside the Jewish Museum of the capital, two charges of the first degree and other cases were charged due to the murder of foreign civil servants, two charges of the murder. On Thursday afternoon, the officials organize a press conference with the latest developments in the case.

The suspect was identified as a 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago. He is also accused of causing the death of a person by using a firearm and the discharge of a firearm during a violent crime. He should be in court on Thursday, CBS News said a source of the Ministry of Justice.

US lawyer of the Columbia Jeanine Pirro district; Steven Jensen, deputy director who is responsible for the FBI field office of the FBI; Pamela Smith Pamela Smith; and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is expected to speak to the press at 4:45 p.m.

The shootout is examined as a hate crime, said a source of law enforcement against CBS News. The authorities said the attack was targeted.

The Victim were identified as two employees in the Israeli embassy in Washington, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim. Israel's ambassador in the USA said they were a couple who were engaged.

The shooting occurred

The authorities said that the suspect was driven back and forth before shooting in front of the museum. Pamela Smith, police chief of Metropolitan, told reporters, who then turned to a group of four people, pulled out a pistol and opened the fire. The suspect then went to the museum and was arrested by the event security.

A woman who bumped into the suspect After the shootout, he said in his pocket, pulled out a Keffiyeh and said: “I did it. I did it for Gaza” before screaming: “Free Palestine.”

How to see updates for the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC

• What: Officials in Washington, DC, give an update about charges in connection with the fatal shootings outside the Jewish Capital Museum.
• Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
• Time: 16:45 PM Edt
• Location: US public prosecutor, Washington, DC
• Online stream: Live in CBS News around the clock in the player above and on your cell phone or streaming device.

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Kelsie HoffmanScott MacFarlane and Nicole Sganga contributed to this report.