The Department of Justice is investigating the Washington, DC, shooting that killed two Israeli Embassy staffers as an act of terrorism and a hate crime, as details continue to emerge about the violent act,

The two people shot and killed outside a Jewish museum in Washington were young staffers at the Israeli Embassy who were soon to be engaged.

A man fatally shot two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Wednesday night outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, officials said.

The fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers near the Capital Jewish Museum has prompted D.C. police to increase security amid rising concerns about antisemitism.

The Jewish community in Washington and beyond is reeling after two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed on Wednesday night.

A man, with an Israeli flag with a cross in the center, looks on next to police officers working at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington,

A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., that left two Israeli embassy employees dead.

Police said the suspected assailant was a 39-year old woman who allowed herself to be arrested without resistance.