Two Israeli Embassy employees were fatally shot during a gathering at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening, as confirmed by authorities.
During a Jewish event at the museum, two diplomats were shot from close range, as confirmed by Tal Naim Cohen, a spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in the capital, in a statement to Fox News. The American Jewish Committee acknowledged that the event was being hosted by them in a post on X.
“We have complete confidence in the law enforcement agencies at local and federal levels to capture the assailant and ensure the safety of Israel’s representatives and the Jewish communities across the United States,” stated Cohen.
Fox News confirmed a man and a woman were both killed in the shooting. Further details on their identities were not immediately available.
The Metropolitan Police Department said a shooting investigation is underway near 3rd Street and F Street Northwest, which is where the Capital Jewish Museum is located. A man and a woman were killed in the shooting. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said DHS is “actively investigating” the incident and “working to get more information to share.”
“Please pray for the families of the victims. We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice,” Noem wrote on X.
The Metropolitan Police Department said a shooting investigation was underway near 3rd Street and F Street Northwest, which is where the Capital Jewish Museum is located.
Danny Danon, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, said an event was taking place at the museum and the deadly shooting was a “depraved act of anti-Semitic(sic) terrorism” in a statement posted to X late Wednesday night.
“Harming diplomats and the Jewish community is crossing a red line. We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act. Israel will continue to act resolutely to protect its citizens and representatives – everywhere in the world,” he wrote.
Fox News Digital has reached out to DC police, the Israeli embassy and the Capital Jewish Museum.
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