Two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot as they exited the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, authorities and officials said.

Israeli officials named the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim. Police said a suspect, “tentatively identified” as Elias Rodriguez, was in custody.

Baltimore Jewish leaders and residents are “shocked,” “heartbroken” and “outraged” about two Israeli Embassy staff members being gunned down in Washington on Wednesday night.

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

Two people, a man and a woman, have been shot near an FBI field office in Washington, D.C., authorities have said. The shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. on the 300 block of F St NW – outside the Capital Jewish museum – on Wednesday evening,

Police named the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 30, from Chicago, and we are learning more about him. Follow Newsweek for live updates. Yoni Kalin was inside the Capital Jewish Museum when the shooting occurred.