Washington DC shooting latest updates: Suspect Elias Rodriguez charged with murder after Israeli couple Sarah Milgram and Yaron Lischinsky shot at ‘21 times’ near Capital Jewish Museum – UK Times

New details are emerging about the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C.

Police recovered 21 fired bullets from the scene, CNN reported court documents as saying, suggesting the couple were fired at at least 21 times.

He had purchased the fun recovered from the crime scene in March 2020 in Illinois, the ATF discovered. While allegedly flying from Chicago to Washington, D.C., Elias Rodrigues – the suspect who has been charged – declared a firearm in his checked bag, according to court documents.

The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy at a Jewish event in Washington, D.C. has been charged with the murder of foreign officials.

Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, told officers from the Metropolitan Police Department at the scene: “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza, I am unarmed,” according to an arrest affidavit seen by The Independent.

Rodriguez, 30, also faces charges of causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, as well as two additional charges of first-degree murder in Washington, D.C.

According to witnesses, Rodriguez chanted “free, free Palestine” following the shooting, which occurred at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum.

The two victims have been named as Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and his partner, Sarah Milgrim, 26.

Rodriguez flew from Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Reagan National in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, according to United Airlines records cited in the affidavit.

He declared his firearm in his checked baggage and flew with it across state lines.

At his arraignment, Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh informs Elias Rodriguez that he could face the death penalty if convicted of one of the counts against him — Causing the Death of a Person Through the Use of a Firearm.

Rodriguez waived his right to a detention hearing, so he will be detained without bond while he awaits trial.

Rodriguez will be back for a preliminary hearing on June 18.

Surveillance footage near the museum shows a man matching Elias Rodriguez’s description approaching two victims, according to court documents.

After passing them, he turned around, pulled a gun from his waistband, and shot them multiple times. After they fell, he moved closer, shot again, and followed one victim as she tried to crawl away, firing more shots.

He then appeared to reload and shot her again after she sat up. The video ends with Rodriguez jogging away.

Elias Rodriguez was formally charged Thursday in Washington, D.C., ahead of his first court appearance at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse.

He faces two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, along with additional charges, including the murder of foreign officials, causing death using a firearm, and discharging a firearm during a violent crime.