Feds file sweeping terrorism charges against suspect in deadly DC ambush of Israeli Embassy staffers at museum

A Chicago antheral accused of gunning down 2 Israeli Embassy staffers extracurricular a Jewish depository successful Washington, D.C., is present facing sweeping coercion charges, with prosecutors saying the deadly ambush was a calculated, ideologically-driven onslaught meant to terrorize the Jewish community.

Elias Rodriguez, 31, was charged successful a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed Wednesday successful U.S. District Court with aggregate terrorism-related offenses successful the May 21 fatal shootings of 2 Israeli Embassy unit members extracurricular the Capital Jewish Museum successful D.C.

Rodriguez was antecedently charged with the execution of a overseas official, causing decease done the usage of a firearm and discharging a firearm during a transgression of unit on with 2 national counts of hatred transgression resulting successful decease and 2 counts each of first-degree premeditated execution portion equipped and battle with intent to termination portion armed.

The superseding indictment adds 4 counts of acts of coercion portion armed, 2 counts each of first-degree execution and battle with intent to kill.

Elias Rodriguez of Chicago was charged successful the sidesplitting of 2 Israeli Embassy staffers May 21, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Instagram/@shinewithIsrael)

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Court documents allege Rodriguez approached Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, arsenic they near a Young Diplomats Reception astatine the museum, fired astir 20 shots from a semi-automatic handgun and called retired "Free Palestine."

After the shooting, authorities claim, Rodriguez entered the occupied museum, pulled retired a reddish keffiyeh and said, "I did it for Palestine. I did it for Gaza."

As constabulary removed Rodriguez from the museum, helium allegedly shouted, "Shame connected you" and "Shame connected Zio-nazi terror" astatine the remaining lawsuit attendees.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter talk to instrumentality enforcement officials astatine the tract of the shooting of 2 Israeli embassy staffers May 21, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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Lischinsky and Milgrim died successful the attack, and 2 wounded embassy workers survived.

Darren Cox, FBI adjunct manager successful complaint of the Washington Field Office, said, successful summation to the shooting, Rodriguez allegedly wrote and published a manifesto "attempting to morally warrant his actions and animate others to perpetrate governmental violence."

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro added her bureau volition not remainder until Rodriguez is held accountable for the "horrific and targeted enactment of terror."

People stitchery to airy candles astatine a makeshift memorial to grant Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, who were killed arsenic they near an lawsuit astatine the Capital Jewish Museum successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Lischinsky was an Israeli national and worker of the Government of Israel who was successful the U.S. connected authoritative concern portion moving for the Israeli Embassy.

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Milgrim, Overland Park, Kansas, was besides employed by the Israeli Embassy. 

Several of the charges filed against Rodriguez transportation a maximum punishment of decease and a mandatory beingness sentence.