Article 6XF0F Suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – as it happened

Suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – as it happened

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Martin Belam (now) and Helen Livingstone (earlier)
from US news | The Guardian on (#6XF0F)

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US Speaker Mike Johnson on the shooting:

I've been informed of the tragic shooting that occurred outside of the Capitol Jewish Museum tonight in Washington D.C. We are monitoring the situation as more details become known and lifting up the victim's families in our prayers.

Yoni Kalin and Katie Kalisher were inside the museum when they heard gunshots and a man came inside looking distressed, they said. Kalin said people came to his aid and brought him water, thinking he needed help, without realizing he was the suspect. When police arrived, he pulled out a red keffiyeh and repeatedly yelled, Free Palestine,'" Kalin said.

This event was about humanitarian aid," Kalin said. How can we actually help both the people in Gaza and the people in Israel? How can we bring together Muslims and Jews and Christians to work together to actually help innocent people?

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