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Suspect in Killing of Israeli Embassy Staffers Investigated for Antisemitic Motive and Extremist Ties

Elias Rodriguez, arrested after the shooting in Washington, D.C., is linked to a 2017 Marxist-Leninist group and authored a manifesto justifying violence against Israel.

A man, standing behind police tape, talks on his cell phone outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead, in Washington, DC, in the early hours of May 22, 2025.
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Overview

  • Two Israeli Embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum on May 21, 2025.
  • Suspect Elias Rodriguez was detained at the scene and reportedly chanted 'Free, free Palestine!' while in custody, raising questions about antisemitic motives.
  • Rodriguez had a brief 2017 association with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), which has since disavowed any connection to him or the attack.
  • A manifesto attributed to Rodriguez describes Israel as a 'genocidal apartheid state,' rejects nonviolent protest, and defends his actions as an 'armed demonstration.'
  • President Donald Trump condemned the attack as antisemitic and pledged justice, with authorities pursuing hate-crime charges against Rodriguez.