2 Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in central Washington – Middle East Monitor

Two Israeli embassy staffers were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, DC, last night, Reuters reported. Police have arrested a suspect, officials said.

The two were shot and killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in the area of 3rd and F Streets in Northwest, a part of central Washington that is about 1.3 miles from the White House.

Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said a man shot at a group of four people with a handgun,…