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Alleged Perpetrator of Shooting in Washington, D.C. Charged with Hate Crimes

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Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet K. Dhillon and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced that a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. returned an indictment charging Elias Rodriguez with murder of a foreign official, hate crimes, firearms offenses, first-degree murder, and assault with intent to kill, for the shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers leaving a reception hosted at the Capital Jewish Museum (CJM). Rodriguez had previously been charged by complaint with murder of a foreign official, firearm offenses, and first-degree murder on May 22.

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Updated August 7, 2025
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