A man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington has been indicted on federal hate crime and murder charges. Elias Rodriguez faces nine counts, including hate crime resulting in death, after allegedly killing Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim outside a Jewish museum in May. Prosecutors say Rodriguez traveled from Chicago, brought a handgun, and purchased a ticket to the event before carrying out the attack, which they describe as calculated and planned. Witnesses and surveillance footage indicate Rodriguez targeted the victims, fired multiple times, and expressed political motives related to Palestine and Gaza after his arrest. The indictment includes special findings that could allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty.

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