#DOJ will seek the #DeathPenalty for the man accused of fatally shooting 2 staff members of the #IsraeliEmbassy in Washington outside a #Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday.
Elias Rodriguez faces federal #HateCrime & #murder charges in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky & Sarah Milgrim as they left an event at the museum last May.
#law #CapitalPunishment #FederalGovernment #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/israeli-embassy-staffers-killed-death-penalty-531f93de927b2ce6d4f7cd80e79c10ae

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum. Prosecutors disclosed the decision in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they left an event at the museum last May. The charges against Rodriguez include a hate crime resulting in death. The indictment also includes notice of special findings, which allows prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.
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#IsraeliEmbassy
#WashingtonDC
#StopAntisemitism
#FreePalestine
#MiddleEastCrisis
https://eng.harbouchanews.com/2025/05/tragic-shooting-claims-lives-of-two.html
Guards at #CIA HQ shot an individual early Thurs AM in what the agency called a “security incident,” a person familiar w/the matter told NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell.
The non-fatal shooting on CIA property in #Langley, #Virginia, occurred hours after ofcls said 2 #IsraeliEmbassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky & Sarah Milgrim, were shot & killed outside DC’s Capital #JewishMuseum.
There is no evidence that the 2 incidents are linked.
#DomesticViolentExtremists #extremism #DomesticTerrorism #law