The suspect, who was apprehended by event security, was seen pacing back and forth outside the museum leading up to the shooting, Police Chief Pamela Smith said.
Why wasn’t his suspicious behavior addressed and questioed prior to the shooting? This was a failure of those on charge of the event’s security. Had he been confronted, this horrible act could have been avoided.
The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were friends, colleagues and about to become engaged, friends and co-workers reported. They were planning a trip to Jerusalem to honor and celebrate their engagement.
They were shot outside the American Jewish Committee’s ACCESS Young Diplomats Reception just after 9 PM in Washington, DC.
“Yaron and Sarah were our friends and colleagues. They were in the prime of their lives,” the Embassy of Israel to the USA wrote on X.
“This evening, a terrorist shot and killed them as they exited an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. The entire embassy staff is heartbroken and devastated by their murder. No words can express the depth of our grief and horror at this devastating loss. Our hearts are with their families, and the embassy will be by their side during this terrible time.”
The Mayor of DC, Muriel Bowser, President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu all expressed outrage over yet another hateful, anti-Semitic act against Jews.
The FBI and the DOJ have offered assistance to the Metropolitan Police to investigate this latest crime.
This is not Nazi Germany in the 30s and 40s. It is disgusting that anti-Semitism is allowed to be openly displayed, and not treated as a hate-crime until after an actual crime has been committed.
Along with the anti-Semitic acts which are tolerated by University administrators, this is truly a perversion of American values. Every other group is defended when even simple offenses like refusing to bake a cake is called out as a hate-crime, but violent acts against Jews are overlooked, until murder is involved.
This CANNOT continue.
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