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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Liddell

Elias Rodriguez: Socialist party denies Israeli embassy shooting suspect is a member

A political activist from Chicago was charged Thursday with the killing of two Israeli embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.

Elias Rodriguez, 30, was detained by event security inside the museum after allegedly using a handgun to open fire on a group of four people who were leaving an event, according to the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.

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