What we know about the suspect in the Capital Jewish Museum shooting

Federal officials are reviewing writings that they say may be those of the man charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism.

Federal officials are reviewing writings that they say may be those of the man charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism.

Washington police identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, who they say shouted “Free, free Palestine” in custody and “implied” that he was the gunman in the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night.

Yaron Lischinsky and his girlfriend and colleague Sarah Milgrim were killed.

Rodriguez appeared Thursday before a federal magistrate judge wearing a white prison jumpsuit and glasses. He remained calm as the charges were read: murder of foreign officials, causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, as well as two counts of first-degree murder.

He waived his detention hearing and is being held without bond until his preliminary hearing June 18.