Israeli embassy 2 staff members killed in Washington

Two Israeli Embassy employees, a man and a woman, were shot and killed Wednesday night as they exited the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., officials said. A suspect is in custody, CBS News writes.

Two law enforcement sources told CBS News the shooting appears to have been a targeted attack.

The suspect was initially “observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum” before he approached a group of four people, “produced a handgun,” and shot the two victims.

The suspect, a 30-year-old Chicago resident, entered the museum immediately following the shooting and was arrested by museum security, the police chief reported. The suspect identified where he discarded the weapon, and that weapon has been recovered. As noted, the suspect “chanted ‘free, free Palestine,’ while in custody.”

Yechiel Leiter, Israeli ambassador to the U.S., told reporters the two victims were a couple about to become engaged.

Leiter said he spoke to U.S. President Trump by phone following the shooting.