{"id":2437733,"date":"2025-05-22T01:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T05:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-accused-of-killing-two-israelis-in-dc-chanted-free-palestine-while-in-police-custody-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T01:47:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T05:47:05","slug":"gunman-accused-of-killing-two-israelis-in-dc-chanted-free-palestine-while-in-police-custody-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-accused-of-killing-two-israelis-in-dc-chanted-free-palestine-while-in-police-custody-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman accused of killing two Israelis in DC chanted \u2018Free Palestine\u2019 while in police custody &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunman-accused-of-killing-two-israelis-in-dc-chanted-free-palestine-while-in-police-custody-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437733&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school ....\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> in Washington, D.C., where a gunman, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez from Chicago, is accused of murdering two employees of the Israeli Embassy during an event at the Capital Jewish Museum. Reports indicate that Rodriquez targeted four individuals before committing the act.disturbingly, while in police custody, he allegedly chanted &#8220;Free, free Palestine,&#8221; raising concerns about the motivations behind the attack. <\/p>\n<p>police Chief Pamela Smith provided details about the incident, stating that the victims were a couple who were planning to get engaged soon. The violence has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >drawn widespread condemnation<\/a>, with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Israeli Ambassador Danny danon labeling it an act of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-snubbed-as-al-jazeera-wins-hamas-prize-for-gaza-coverage\/\" title=\"AP Snubbed as Al Jazeera Wins Hamas Prize for Gaza Coverage\">anti-semitic terrorism<\/a>. Following the event, representatives and authorities have voiced strong messages against violence and terrorism associated with political slogans.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gunman accused of killing two Israelis in DC chanted &lsquo;Free Palestine&rsquo; while in police custody<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2127984\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-buffalo-shooter-faces-hate-crime-and-firearm-charges\/\" title=\"Suspected Buffalo shooter faces hate crime and firearm charges\">suspected gunman accused<\/a> of murdering two employees of the Israeli Embassy on Wednesday night allegedly chanted &ldquo;Free, free Palestine&rdquo; while in the custody of law enforcement officials. The shooting occurred at an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith made the revelations while updating the media about the murder. She provided the name of the suspect, Elias Rodriquez, and chronicled the events leading up to the shooting, saying he targeted four people with his gun, according to reports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3419215\/two-killed-in-shooting-outside-capital-jewish-museum\/\">Two killed in shooting outside Capital Jewish Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415393\/obama-wishes-biden-well-after-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Obama gives Biden message of support after news of cancer diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3415361\/harris-democrats-republicans-wish-biden-well-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Harris, Democrats, and Republicans wish Biden well over prostate cancer diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Prior to the shooting, a suspect was observed pacing outside of the museum,&rdquo; Smith <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/us-officials-say-both-victims-of-embassy-shooting-were-staffers-were-a-couple-about-to-get-enganged\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The suspect chanted, &lsquo;Free, free Palestine,&rsquo; while in custody. The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez of Chicago, Illinois,&rdquo; Smith added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;2 Israeli embassy staffers shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is now in police custody and is identified as 30-year-old Elias  Rodriguez of Chicago, IL,  while chanting &ldquo;Free Free Palestine&rdquo; upon being arrested.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney for Washington,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dana Alexa (@DanaAlexaNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaAlexaNews\/status\/1925407432513397051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She mentioned that the murder victims were about to be engaged, with the male victim recently purchasing a wedding ring and planning to propose during an upcoming visit to Jerusalem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The couple that was gunned down tonight in the name of &lsquo;Free Palestine&rsquo; was a couple about to be engaged,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/us-officials-say-both-victims-of-embassy-shooting-were-staffers-were-a-couple-about-to-get-enganged\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Smith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tal Naim Cohen, a spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., said the victims were shot and killed &ldquo;at close range,&rdquo; the <em>Times of Israel<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>United States Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-blue-checks-rush-to-assume-capitol-attack-suspect-was-a-white-trump-supporter-theres-just-one-problem\/\" title=\"Twitter \u2018Blue Checks\u2019 Rush To Assume Capitol Attack Suspect Was A White Trump Supporter. There\u2019s Just One Problem.\">crime scene shortly<\/a> after the news of the murders. She was at the press conference detailing the incident along with Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro. Pirro will prosecute the case. Bondi condemned the act of violence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bondi posted about the event on her X account and said she would pray for the victims.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am on the scene of the horrible shooting outside the Washington, DC Capital Jewish Museum with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAttyPirro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USAttyPirro<\/a>. Praying for the victims of this violence as we work to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1925386917366911042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in the night, Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, also condemned the attack, calling it a &ldquo;depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism,&rdquo; in a<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dannydanon\/status\/1925388251864379433?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> post<\/a> on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fatal shooting that took place outside the event that took place at the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. is a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism. Harming the Jewish community is crossing a red line. We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mVyXHjGyxU\">pic.twitter.com\/mVyXHjGyxU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny Danon &#127470;&#127473; &#1491;&#1504;&#1497; &#1491;&#1504;&#1493;&#1503; (@dannydanon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannydanon\/status\/1925388251864379433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) also commented about the attack, claiming that the &ldquo;Free Palestine&rdquo; mantra is now associated with &ldquo;terrorism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3419215\/two-killed-in-shooting-outside-capital-jewish-museum\/\"><strong>TWO KILLED IN SHOOTING OUTSIDE CAPITAL JEWISH MUSEUM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;Free Palestine&rsquo; isn&rsquo;t resistance,&rdquo; Mace posted. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s terrorism. And it&rsquo;s being fueled by cowards who excuse it with cheap slogans and scarves.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;Free Palestine&rdquo; isn&rsquo;t resistance. It&rsquo;s terrorism. And it&rsquo;s being fueled by cowards who excuse it with cheap slogans and scarves.<\/p>\n<p>I support all Jews and the state of Israel. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;May their memory be a blessing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1925406971588747321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I support all Jews and the state of Israel,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;&lsquo;May their memory be a blessing.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2127984\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2127984\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunman in DC shooting of two Israelis chanted &#8216;Free Palestine&#8217; while in custody<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2707,"featured_media":2437734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IsraeliEmbassy-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50501,10272,4671],"class_list":["post-2437733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc-2","tag-gunman","tag-israel"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IsraeliEmbassy-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2707"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437733"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437737,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437733\/revisions\/2437737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2437734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}