Overview
- Federal prosecutors, in a Friday court filing, moved to pursue the death penalty for Elias Rodriguez.
- Rodriguez faces federal murder and hate-crime counts for killing Israeli national Yaron Lischinsky and American Sarah Milgrim outside the Capital Jewish Museum on May 21.
- After the shooting, investigators say he confessed, telling police, "I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza."
- Prosecutors argue the attack was planned, citing travel from Chicago, a handgun carried in checked luggage, and footage showing close-range shots and a reload.
- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the decision and warned that anyone who commits political violence in Washington will face the full force of the law.