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The suspect, 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, Illinois, was taken into custody the night of May 21, 2025, shouting, "Free, free Palestine," after fatally shooting Israeli embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky (an Israeli citizen) and Sarah Milgrim (a U.S. citizen), as they were exiting an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Rodriguez told police who arrived at the scene, "I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza."