Two staffers of Israel's Embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night. Follow live updates.

Two employees of the Israeli Embassy were killed in the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and the suspect is facing murder charges.

Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, referred to the killings as an act of terror. “Targeted anti-Semitic violence is an attack on our core values and will be met with the full weight of federal law enforcement,” he said on social media.