Washington DC Israeli embassy staffer shooting: what we know about the victims

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night

The two victims of the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC on Wednesday night have been identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two employees of the Israeli embassy.

The country's ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, told reporters the two were in a relationship and Lischinsky had purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem".