2 Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in central Washington, lone suspect held
Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. According to the officials, the young couple was about to be engaged. The young man purchased a ring with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem.
They were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum when the suspect approached a group of four people and opened fire, Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference.
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