An Israeli diplomat and his female companion were fatally shot as they exited an event Wednesday night at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., two law enforcement sources told CBS News. The sources said the shooting appears to have been a targeted attack. Employees of the Israeli Embassy who were at the event were also injured, sources said. The shooting was on F Street, near the FBI's field office. "Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC," U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem wrote on X. Danny Danon, Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, alsowrotein a social media post that the shooting occurred "outside the event that took place at the Jewish Museum." Danon wrote that two Israeli Embassy employees were wounded in the shooting, but that number has not been confirmed by authorities. The double shooting occurred at around 9:15 p.m. local time near an FBI office building in the 300 block of F Street NW, the DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department confirmed to CBS News. Officers are still searching for the suspect. Responding officers arrived at the scene to find the victims with gunshot wounds, unconscious and not breathing, officials said. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote on X that she was "on the scene of the horrible shooting outside the Washington, DC Capital Jewish Museum." Ben Williamson, an FBI spokesperson,postedto X that FBI personnel were responding to assist the Metropolitan Police Department with the situation. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. Watch: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asked what habeas corpus is in Senate hearing Watch: Rubio and Van Hollen get into testy exchange during Senate hearing Rubio interrupted at Senate hearing during remarks on changes at State Department
