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Capital Jewish Museum to reopen Thursday following shooting that killed two Israeli embassy staffers

Investigators have declared the May 21 shooting an act of terror, with federal prosecutors considering the death-penalty option

In this April 25 photo, Rep. Greg Landsman attends a press conference during the congressional delegation's visit to Denmark.
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Overview

  • The museum will hold a 10 a.m. memorial ceremony on Thursday and reopen to the public at noon
  • Suspect Elias Rodriguez is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and murder of foreign officials
  • The FBI is treating the attack outside the museum as an act of terror
  • Lawmakers from both parties denounced the killings as antisemitic violence and urged stronger hate-crime measures
  • Leaked messages and reporting link Rodriguez to radical groups and extremist rhetoric, and the DSA Liberation Caucus praised the attack