A gunman shot and killed two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, officials said. The shooter, who was taken into custody shortly after the killings, shouted pro-Palestinian slogans after he was detained, officials said.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said on social media that “early indicators are” that the shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers was “an act of targeted violence.”

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

WASHINGTON (7News) — A man and woman were killed after shots reportedly rang out near the Capital Jewish Museum and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Washington Field Office in Northwest D.C. on Wednesday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).