Beverly Hills Mayor Sharona Nazarian has issued a statement in response to the killing of two Israeli embassy aides in Washington, D.C., on the evening of May 21. The two individuals were identified as Yaron Lischinsky, a research assistant, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who worked on the embassy’s administrative staff. The two were killed by gunfire as they emerged from an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee at the Capital Jewish Museum.
Law enforcement authorities have arrested a suspect, Elias Rodriguez, 30, who reportedly has a history of activism against the war in Gaza. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies were reviewing his social media accounts and other past activities as of press time. Rodriguez was charged on May 22 in federal court with two counts of first-degree murder.
