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At 21:08 local time on Wednesday, police received multiple calls about a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington DC.
A man and a woman were found unconscious and not breathing at the scene, and later died.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said the couple were leaving the event at the museum on 3rd St NW - an area with numerous tourist sites, museums and government buildings, including the FBI's Washington field office.
Police allege the shooting was committed by Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, who is being questioned in custody.
MPD chief Pamela Smith said he was seen pacing up and down outside the museum before opening fire with a handgun on a group of four people.
The suspect then went inside the museum, where he was detained. Police said he chanted "free, free Palestine" while in custody.
MPD are leading the investigation. The FBI said it is looking into "ties to potential terrorism or motivation based on bias-based crime or a hate crime".
The Israeli embassy in the US named the couple killed and said its staff "were heartbroken and devastated by their murder".
"No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss. Our hearts are with their families, and the embassy will be by their side during this terrible time."
Yechiel Leiter, Israeli ambassador to the US, said Mr Lischinsky was about to propose to Miss Milgrim.
"The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem," he told a press conference.
"They were a beautiful couple."
A rabbi in Washington who met the couple said "they were nice, popular people".
Complete text: What we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting in Washington DC
At 21:08 local time on Wednesday, police received multiple calls about a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington DC.
A man and a woman were found unconscious and not breathing at the scene, and later died.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said the couple were leaving the event at the museum on 3rd St NW - an area with numerous tourist sites, museums and government buildings, including the FBI's Washington field office.
Police allege the shooting was committed by Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, who is being questioned in custody.
MPD chief Pamela Smith said he was seen pacing up and down outside the museum before opening fire with a handgun on a group of four people.
The suspect then went inside the museum, where he was detained. Police said he chanted "free, free Palestine" while in custody.
MPD are leading the investigation. The FBI said it is looking into "ties to potential terrorism or motivation based on bias-based crime or a hate crime".
The Israeli embassy in the US named the couple killed and said its staff "were heartbroken and devastated by their murder".
"No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss. Our hearts are with their families, and the embassy will be by their side during this terrible time."
Yechiel Leiter, Israeli ambassador to the US, said Mr Lischinsky was about to propose to Miss Milgrim.
"The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem," he told a press conference.
"They were a beautiful couple."
A rabbi in Washington who met the couple said "they were nice, popular people".
Complete text: What we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting in Washington DC
