There are reports this evening of a shooting inside the DC Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Several news agencies are reporting that two victims were fatally shot by a man wearing a keffiyeh who was shouting 'Free Palestine!' The museum was hosting a Young Diplomats event.
Here's info as the story broke. (READ)
🚨 BREAKING: Intense police presence and possible detained suspect inside DC Capitol Jewish Museum, outside of which a fatal shooting of two individuals occurred.
— Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD (@houmanhemmati) May 22, 2025
The museum was hosting a Young Diplomats event sponsored by the American Jewish Committee inside. https://t.co/cXDbBLsYhp pic.twitter.com/scMZ54kchA
Two Israeli Embassy staff members in their twenties were tragically murdered this evening in a senseless act of violence, mere steps away from the headquarters of (FBI) in Washington, D.C., following a recent surge with the city reporting nine homicides in just eight days.
— Potomac Press (@PotomacPressDc) May 22, 2025
US homeland secretary says 2 Israeli Embassy staffers killed in shooting outside DC Jewish Museumhttps://t.co/05JT6kTlhq
— Dominic Favazzo 🎸🥁🎤🎧🎹🎷🪇 (@FavazzoDom63444) May 22, 2025
2 staff members of Israeli embassy killed in shooting near Jewish museum in DC, Noem says https://t.co/2dh5kI9DDN
— The Press-Enterprise (@pressenterprise) May 22, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has confirmed the shooting and some major details.
Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC. We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share. Please pray for the families of the victims.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) May 22, 2025
We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice.
All the leftist "Free Palestine" and talk of genocide etc by Israel has real consequences and incites violence like this.
— $8 Bartemy (@BartemyS) May 22, 2025
The leftists are the violent ones.
Praying 🙏 and after mourning and investigations change must come swiftly!
— 🔥 CEO Branding Expert (@Ceo_Branding) May 22, 2025
As of this writing, it is unknown if a suspect has been arrested.