Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed

FILE - Visitors walk past a photo of slain Israeli Embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky, left, and Sarah Milgrim, right, before a service to mark the reopening of the Capital Jewish Museum after the two were killed following an event at the museum, May 29, 2025, in Washington.

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Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum. Prosecutors disclosed the decision in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they left an event at the museum last May. The charges against Rodriguez include a hate crime resulting in death. The indictment also includes notice of special findings, which allows prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.