2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC, Noem says

WASHINGTON AP Two staff members of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in the nation s capital and the suspect and yelled free free Palestine after he was arrested police reported The two casualties a man and a woman were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum when the -year-old suspect approached a group of four people and opened fire Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith commented at a news conference The suspect was observed pacing outside the museum before the shooting walked into the museum after the shooting and was detained by event prevention Smith declared When he was taken into custody the man began chanting free free Palestine Smith stated Attorney General Pam Bondi explained she was at the scene with former judge Jeanine Pirro who serves as the U S attorney in Washington Danny Danon Israel s ambassador to the United Nations called the shooting a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism We are confident that the US bureaucrats will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act Danon mentioned in a post on X Israel will continue to act resolutely to protect its citizens and representatives everywhere in the world