The shooting took place late Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum, which was hosting an American Jewish Committee event at the time of the incident.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the deaths in an X post, saying, “We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share.”

The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez of Chicago, Illinois, “chanted 'Free, free Palestine,’ while in custody,” she added.

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    First, I have no clue who deserves death or not. I just feel no sympathy for these lost lives. I won’t feel any sympathy or regret if more Israeli government officials die.

    Israel and the US government paint campus protestors as terrorists. They are going to continue painting any resistance to the genocide as terrorism.

    We have no idea what this accomplished. You sound like the compromising liberals MLK Jr criticized. Oh, we just have to protest a little more civilly next time and avoid inconveniencing people. If this strikes fear in Israeli officials, sounds like a win to me

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      Ya know, when the protest takes the form of murder, yeah I’ll go ahead and be one of those compromising liberals. We should be a little more civil than to murder people. That’s my line in the sand.