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Officials successful Washington, D.C., are expected to springiness an update Thursday connected charges related to the deadly shooting extracurricular the Capital Jewish Museum. Two Israeli Embassy unit members were killed successful the shooting, and a fishy is successful custody.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro; Steven Jensen, adjunct manager successful complaint of the FBI's Washington tract office; Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith; and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser are expected to talk to the property astatine 4:45 p.m. ET.

The shooting is being investigated arsenic a hatred crime, a instrumentality enforcement root told CBS News. Authorities said the onslaught was targeted.

The victims were identified arsenic 2 employees astatine the Israeli Embassy successful Washington, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim. Israel's ambassador to the U.S. told reporters they were a mates who were acceptable to beryllium engaged.

The fishy has been identified arsenic 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago. He was expected to beryllium successful tribunal Thursday, a Justice Department root told CBS News.

The shooting happened arsenic the mates was leaving an lawsuit astatine the museum, which is located adjacent the FBI's tract bureau successful D.C.

Authorities said the fishy was seen pacing backmost and distant extracurricular the depository earlier the shooting. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith told reporters the fishy past approached a radical of 4 people, pulled retired a handgun and opened fire. The fishy past went into the depository and was detained by lawsuit security.

A pistillate who encountered the suspect after the shooting said helium reached into his bag, pulled retired a keffiyeh and said, "I did it. I did it for Gaza," earlier helium shouted, "Free Palestine."

How to ticker updates connected the Jewish depository shooting successful Washington

• What: Officials successful Washington, D.C., are giving an update connected charges related to the deadly shooting extracurricular the Capital Jewish Museum.
• Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
• Time: 4:45 p.m. EDT
• Location: U.S. attorney's office, Washington, D.C.
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Kelsie Hoffman, Scott MacFarlane and Nicole Sganga contributed to this report.