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Elias Rodriguez: Video shows Jewish Museum shooting suspect being taken into custody as he chants ‘Free Palestine’
Suspect Elias Rodriguez was taken into custody after two Israeli Embassy employees were shot dead at close range on Wednesday night in in Washington, D.C.
Suspect Elias Rodriguez was taken into custody after two Israeli Embassy employees were shot dead at close range on Wednesday night as they were leaving a Jewish event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
A footage, which is now going viral on social media, shows Rodriguez being taken into police custody, while he chants “Free Palestine.”
Reacting to Rodriguez's arrest video, Rabbi David Schlusselberg, an advocate for Israel, wrote: “Death penalty or life in prison without parole.”
“All who brainwashed him are complicit,” another user commented.
“Brainwashing leads to bloodshed.. That’s why antisemitism will never stay verbal,” a third user chimed in.
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Elias Rodriguez, the sole suspect of Washington DC shooting
At a press conference, police announced that Elias Rodriguez was the only suspect.
According to reports, the 30-year-old man from Chicago was observed "pacing back and forth outside of the museum" where the shooting took place.
He walked up to a group of four individuals, pulled out a revolver, and then shot both of them.
Bowser, the mayor of Washington, DC, stated that there is "no active threat in our community" and Rodriguez is under arrest.
An investigation into the killings would "look into ties to potential terrorism" and whether the incident was motivated by a "hate crime," according to Steve Jensen, assistant director of the FBI's Washington Field Office.
Jenson called shooting “heinous”.
Trump reacts to killing of Israeli Embassy employees, ‘Hatred and…'
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump denounced the killings, suggesting that they were driven by antisemitism.
“These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA,” he wrote on Truth Social.
“Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL!” he added.
