Two Israeli embassy staffers, a man and a woman, were fatally shot at close range on Wednesday evening near 3rd and F Streets Northwest Washington, close to the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The shooting occurred during a Jewish community event and in proximity to key federal buildings, including an FBI field office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
00:00Well, we have some news coming in this morning and this is a story that is developing.
00:05The Israel Embassy staff among two killed in a shooting that has been reported outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.
00:14The shooting occurred in front of the museum where an event was being held by the American Jewish Committee.
00:20These are sketchy details at this point in time right now.
00:23But this is what we know of an attack that has taken place in which Israeli Embassy staff among the two killed in a shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.
00:34The shooting occurred in front of the museum where an event was being held by the American Jewish Committee.
00:42I'm going straight across to Pranay for more details on that this morning.
00:46Pranay, what can you tell us about this horrific incident that is being reported from Washington?
00:53It's reported by the D.C. Metropolitan Police of the Washington area and they have confirmed that the shooting investigation is currently underway,
01:01especially around the Jewish Museum area, which is on the 3rd and the F Street of the northwestern part of Washington, D.C.
01:07People have been asked and requested to avoid that area because the investigation is still on.
01:13However, the Jewish Capitol Museum, which is the place where normally many people go, suspected yelp at free Palestine.
01:21This is also being reported by many media outlets there in the U.S.
01:25That the suspect who actually fired at the two embassy officials have yamed free Palestine after firing at the U.S. embassy staff officials.
01:34Two Israeli embassy staff members were shot outside this Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
01:40And this is D.C. who has confirmed from the embassy site that both of them have survived a battle of injuries.
01:49They have died.
01:50And videos on the scene show that the heavy police presence is currently there.
01:53And according to the Josh Kirshner, which is who is a Jewish insider, he suspected that the firing, which was opened by the suspect, he gailed at these individuals.
02:05And in fact, any such incident, shooting around off the embassy official clearly that it was a well-orchestrated thing because he must have kept surveillance over them.
02:18And therefore, the investigation is still on. We do not have the, we are still expecting a formal statement from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police
02:27because they have announced that soon they will be holding up a presser on this thing where we could get more details on this incident.
02:34Well, absolutely. But this is the information that we have with us.
02:37And Secretary Kristi Noem has spoken about it, talking about this horrific and mindless and senseless killing.
02:42Two Israeli embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
02:49We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share.
02:53Please pray for the families of the victims, quote-unquote.
02:57We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice.
03:00That's a statement that has been made when I...
03:02Any idea or any, you know, information just yet, I understand that this story is just developing.
03:08But who could possibly be behind this?
03:12We can see the confirmation of Neha that who could be behind it.
03:16But as people are reporting, like, you know, those who are there, they have reported the person who shot at these two embassy officials have jailed three Palestine.
03:25You know that these sentiments are quite high as far as this Palestine issue is concerned.
03:30His died have asked, one fit is concerned in the United States.
03:34The Trump administration's policy are also being criticized.
03:36So there are very, very factors that we do not have any confirmation that who could be behind it.
03:41Is it an organized kind of thing or is it just a lone wolf attack on these two embassy officials?
03:47However, this is a shocking incident that right in Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States, where such incidents could take place.
03:56And this is definitely, like, you know, someone has built out on the teleinformation on these things.
04:02The event which held tonight was annual Young Diplomats Reception, which was attended by these two Jewish embassy officials.
04:10And American Jewish community was also present there.
04:13So, definitely, it was a high-profile event where the diplomats from the U.S. side, diplomats from the Israeli side and other Jewish diplomats were also there.
04:25And I'm sure there must be a police presence as well.
04:28However, this guy who was shot at these two embassy officials has managed to fire bullets and he could manage to make his entry with the weapons.
04:36So, I'm going to leave it there for the moment.
04:39Fran and I are telling us about those, getting us those details of the shooting that has been reported from Washington, D.C.,
04:45where two Israeli embassy staffers have been killed in a firing.
