The suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in a swift reaction to an apparent antisemitic attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., about a mile from the White House.

Authorities reviewing writings tied to DC shooting suspect accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers outside Jewish museum.

The two embassy employees were killed by a gunman Wednesday night after an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.

The man charged with killing two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday told police after his arrest, “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.” Elias Rodriguez also shouted “Free Palestine,