A gunman shot and killed two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, officials said. The shooter, who was taken into custody shortly after the killings, shouted pro-Palestinian slogans after he was detained, officials said.

Police have tentatively identified Elias Rodriguez of Chicago as the shooter of two Israeli Embassy staffers at DC's Capital Jewish Museum.

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area