Baltimore Jewish leaders and residents are “shocked,” “heartbroken” and “outraged” about two Israeli Embassy staff members being gunned down in Washington on Wednesday night.

Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested,

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

Police named the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 30, from Chicago, and we are learning more about him. Follow Newsweek for live updates. Yoni Kalin was inside the Capital Jewish Museum when the shooting occurred.