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Alert Warns of Elevated Threat to Jewish Communities in US

Attacks in Boulder, DC could inspire more, FBI says

(Newser) - Federal agencies have warned that the recent attacks on Jewish people in the US, as well as the Israeli-Hamas fighting, could inspire more. The alert to Americans and law enforcement agencies was issued Thursday night by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center, CBS News...

DC Museum Shooting Suspect Could Face Death Penalty
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May 23, 2025 6:25 AM CDT

Grim Details of DC Shooting Emerge

Suspect in murders of 2 Israeli Embassy staffers outside DC museum could face death penalty

(Newser) - Capital punishment is on the table for the suspect in the DC museum shooting on Wednesday that left two Israeli Embassy staffers dead. Interim US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro now says that the case is eligible for the death penalty, and that Elias Rodriguez—who the Washington Post notes...

DC Shooting Victims Were About to Get Engaged
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May 22, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

What We Know About the DC Museum Shooting

Victims identified as embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim

(Newser) - Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were days from a possible engagement. But Lischinsky never got the chance to pop the question. As the staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, left an American Jewish Committee event at the Capital Jewish Museum late Wednesday, they were shot dead...

Suspect in Fatal DC Shooting 'Did It for Gaza,' Witness Says

2 Israeli embassy staffers killed near Jewish museum in nation's capital

(Newser) - The suspect in Wednesday night's fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, DC, waited around at the scene pretending to be a witness until police arrived, a witness tells CNN . The suspect then allegedly told police, "I did it, I did it for Gaza. Free Palestine!...

2 Israeli Embassy Staffers Shot Dead in Washington, DC

Details of the crime are developing, but FBI says public is not in danger

(Newser) - Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, were fatally shot late Wednesday as the American Jewish Committee hosted an event at a museum in the nation's capital. The staffers have not yet been identified, but a spokesperson for the embassy tells CNN the Israeli ambassador was...

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