This post was republished with permission from Zero Hedge
Update(1817ET): Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year old man from Chicago, has been charged in last night’s fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, outside an event hosted at the Jewish Museum.
He is accused of opening fire on an entire group of people who were exiting an event hosted by an advocacy group that supports Israel. He faces two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky.
Court filing shows brutal execution-style murders, after which Rodriguez shouted “free Palestine!” as police apprehended him and took him away.
He shot the young woman in the back after she was hit the first time, and as she struggled to stay alive.
The newly filed charges filed against Elias Rodriguez expose the depravity and callousness of the murders. He didn't just kill Sarah and Yaron- he made sure to finish them.
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) May 22, 2025
He followed Sarah as she crawled away in agony after he shot her. He followed her and shot her again. He… pic.twitter.com/T2gjBzlmKR
The court document filed by the FBI indicates that Rodriguez told officers on the scene of the shooting: “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza, I am unarmed.” He was reportedly holding a red keffiyeh as he said this “spontaneously” to law enforcement on the scene.
In a briefing, the FBI’s Steve Jensen has said the shooter was not previously known to the FBI, and that analysts are currently combing through his social media profiles. They said it’s believed the man had traveled to D.C. initially for a work conference.
And as expected, Rodriguez appears to be an ANTIFA radical and avowed communist, based on initial findings from his online history…
Elias Rodriguez, the Chicago far-left activist accused of shooting dead two Israelis outside the Capital Jewish Museum, has a long history of support for BLM, Palestine, communist and anti-white causes.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) May 22, 2025
Those groups have been trying to scrub his associations with them by… https://t.co/DvtdsH23ie pic.twitter.com/34QRe5Yogo
Interim US Attorney for the District of Washington Jeanine Pirro said in a press briefing the president and attorney general have indicated that in cases where the death penalty is warranted and seems appropriate, it will be used.
“It’s far too early to say whether that is the case, but this is a death penalty eligible case,” she said.
According to more details via the BBC:
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