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(NewsNation) — Witnesses person described proceeding 10 to 15 gunshots arsenic 2 Israeli embassy unit members were killed adjacent the Capital Jewish Museum successful Washington, D.C., connected Wednesday.
Yoni Kalin, who attended an lawsuit wrong the museum, told “NewsNation Live” moments aft proceeding gunshots outside, 2 guests re-entered the building, alongside a antheral who would aboriginal place himself arsenic the shooter.
“None of america knew astatine the clip that the shooter was the shooter. This antheral intelligibly looked distraught. He was successful a authorities of shock. His look was precise pale," Kalin said. "People were sitting him down, checking successful — Are you shot? Are you okay? — Giving him water, checking in. Little did we cognize helium was the shooter successful that moment."
Soon after, constabulary arrived. Kalin said the fishy approached officers, said helium was unarmed, and confessed to the shooting. According to Kalin, the antheral told police, “I did this for Gaza, escaped Palestine. There’s lone 1 solution, intifada, revolution.”
'Violence is ne'er the answer': Witness
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar identified the victims arsenic Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim. Lischinsky was a probe assistant, and Milgrim organized visits and missions to Israel.
They were leaving a humanitarian-focused lawsuit involving much than 30 embassies, NGOs and spiritual organizations erstwhile they were shot.
Kalin emphasized that the lawsuit was not governmental but aimed astatine organizing humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
"I'd ne'er seen oregon spoken to him. I think, unfortunately, helium acceptable close in," helium said, adding that he's unsure however the fishy knew astir the backstage event, arsenic its determination was not publically disclosed.
“I deliberation the motivation of the communicative is that shooting radical successful a Jewish depository doesn’t escaped Palestine,” Kalin said. “Killing embassy workers who are trying to assistance doesn’t lick the problem. Violence is ne'er the answer. Terrorism is ne'er the answer.”
Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said the suspect, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, had been seen pacing extracurricular earlier the shooting and began chanting “Free, escaped Palestine” aft his arrest. Police judge determination is nary ongoing menace to the community.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
