FBI Director Patel: Shooting an ‘Act of Terror’

FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday labeled the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy employees an “act of terror” and vowed that the bureau “will continue pursuing every lead until justice is served.”

Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli citizen, and Sarah Milgrim, an American, were shot and killed Wednesday night while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.

The suspect, 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez, yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested, police said.

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