Chicago Man Charged With Terrorism in Fatal Shooting of Israeli Embassy Staffers

Several of the charges filed against the alleged suspect carry a maximum penalty of death or life imprisonment.
Chicago Man Charged With Terrorism in Fatal Shooting of Israeli Embassy Staffers
A photograph of Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky is displayed outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on May 29, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Terrorism charges have been added to the criminal case against a man accused of carrying out last May’s deadly shooting outside the Capitol Jewish Museum.

A superseding indictment unsealed on Feb. 4 charges Elias Rodriguez of Chicago with four counts of committing an act of terrorism while armed, and adds a federal statutory aggravating factor alleging premeditation to commit acts of terrorism. The new charges stem from the shooting that killed two Israeli Embassy employees, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.

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