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Victims Were a Couple Affiliated with Israeli Embassy
The victims have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy. Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. said they were a young couple preparing to get engaged.
The shooting occurred just after 9 p.m. Wednesday, as the couple exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, located near the FBI’s field office.
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Chilling Details Emerge in Court Documents
Charging documents and surveillance footage describe a cold and calculated attack:
- Rodriguez was seen pacing outside the museum before opening fire on a group of four people.
- He fired 21 rounds from a 9 mm handgun, killing both Lischinsky and Milgrim.
- Milgrim initially survived the first shots. Rodriguez reportedly reloaded and fired at her again while she was sitting up.
- The gun was legally purchased in Illinois in 2020 and flown in Rodriguez’s checked luggage to Washington, D.C.
Rodriguez reportedly told police at the scene, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza, I am unarmed.”
Motive and Eyewitness Accounts
Authorities say Rodriguez traveled to Washington on May 20 for a work conference. He bought a ticket to the museum event just hours before the attack.
