Two staff members at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were killed Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said.
“Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC,” Noem said in a post on X. “We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share.”
Two people believed to be connected to the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were shot Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum, according to a source familiar with the situation and a law enforcement source. Another law enforcement source told CNN that two people were killed.
DC Police said its investigating a shooting across the street from the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which is located near the museum. The Israeli embassy is working with law enforcement.
The Israeli ambassador was not involved in the incident and was not at the location when the shooting happened, an embassy spokesperson told CNN.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on social media that she and acting US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro have arrived to the scene of the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum.
Ted Deutch, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, said his organization was hosting an event at the museum on Wednesday evening.
“We are devastated that an unspeakable act of violence took place outside the venue,” he said in a statement. “At this moment, as we await more information from the police about exactly what transpired, our attention and our hearts are solely with those who were harmed and their families.”
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon reacted to media reports of the shooting on Wednesday, saying in a statement on X, “The fatal shooting that took place outside the event that took place at the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC – in which Israeli embassy employees were also injured – is a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism.”
Police are advising people to avoid the area in Northwest DC.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
R slash trueanon proposes he was the member with the provided name mentioned in this PSL article from 2017 https://liberationnews.org/chicago-demands-justice-laquan-not-money-amazon/
I’m genuinely worried about this. PSL is so based and they’ve been growing and doing great work, but if the feds come after them with everything they’ve got it would be tough for any org in that position.
Yeah, uh, what was the expected consequence here? Like if it comes out that these "embassy staffers " are actually ranking officials that were targeted for a reason it makes more sense, although it still seems like "adventurism with more negative consequences than positive" if that's the case.
What's the name?
Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, looks like he had a red keffiyeh as well
Looks like they disavow it now. He was only briefly associated with a branch in 2017 and they haven't had any contact with him for the last 7 or 8 years. Can't find the tweet because I don't have a Twitter account.
Doesn't mean the government won't try to crack down on them but people should know what the truth is when they hear other people spouting this in the future.
This exactly why people have been yammering about when they warn of adventurism. If you are part of an organization NEVER do something like this. Luigi had the privilege of being a rando. PSL members don’t.