Elias Rodriguez has been identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Authorities confirmed that

The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon to be engaged.

Rodriguez, 31, was observed pacing outside the Capitol Jewish Museum before the shooting, and entered the museum after the shooting and was detained by event security.