Alleged Perpetrator of Shooting in Washington, D.C. Charged with Hate Crimes

United States Attorney's Office, District of Columbia · August 7, 2025

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United States Attorney Janine Ferris Pero introduced herself and said the office is continuing efforts begun on May 22 to seek justice in the case involving Elias Rodriguez; she said the attack has national and global repercussions and has revictimized victims of past antisemitism.

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A Department of Justice press conference in Washington, D.C., announced a nine-count indictment of Elias Rodriguez in the May 21 killings of two Israeli embassy staffers at the Capitol Jewish Museum; DOJ said special findings were attached and that a federal death-penalty review has begun. DOJ, the Civil Rights Division, the FBI and MPD described the investigation and urged vigilance against antisemitic violence.

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