The Chicago man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian issues and a staunch critic of corporations.

Police identified the lone suspect as Elias Rodriguez, a Chicago man in his early 30s, in a shooting that left two Israeli Embassy staffers dead.

FBI agents left a property in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood that is connected to the suspect in a deadly shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. with boxes of evidence in hand Thursday afternoon.

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.

Just send us a note and tell us you're thinking of us.’ Ron Halber says rising antisemitism has left his community in mourning – and in need of allies.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced multiple charges against Elias Rodriguez on Thursday, May 22

Anti-Jewish attacks have increased since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas in 2023, and have remained high during Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, according to groups that monitor hate crimes around the world.

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area