<img src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/en-us/news/2025/05/22/TELEMMGLPICT000425612525_17479397823940_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqrNMNhzkUctuSbd35SLBnED8WzsPLetZJJiddAbxm12E.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard" alt="Suspected Washington gunman was BLM protester who flaunted support for Hamas" width="100%" height="auto"><div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> The terror suspect accused of <a class="ck-custom-link" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/05/22/israeli-embassy-worker-shot-jewish-museum-washington-dc/">killing two Israeli embassy staff</a> was a Black Lives Matter protester who flaunted his support for Hamas online.Elias Rodriguez, 30, was arrested after allegedly shooting Israeli embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they left a reception for diplomats near Washington’s Jewish museum on Wednesday.Mr Rodriguez entered the museum and was detained by security staff as witnesses rushed to help the victims, police said. Footage of his arrest shows him chanting “free, free Palestine” as he is taken away by an officer. </div>

Elias Rodriguez, who allegedly killed two Israeli embassy workers, made social media posts appearing to show thirst for violence{ai:summary}Elias Rodriguez, 30, has been arrested for allegedly killing two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington. He is reported to have been a Black Lives Matter protester and expressed support for Hamas on social media.Rodriguez was detained at a Jewish museum after the shooting, where he was seen chanting “free, free Palestine” during his arrest. #crime

Suspected Washington gunman was BLM protester who flaunted support for Hamas

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