Heavy Police Presence After 2 Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in Washington Shooting

Two Israeli embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday (May 21) night, according to officials and media reports.

A man and a woman were shot and killed in the area of 3rd and F streets in Northwest which is near the museum, an FBI field office and the U.S. attorney's office, according to the reports.

Heavy police presence was seen as authorities cordoned streets off and redirected traffic.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro were on the scene of the shooting.

The Metropolitan Police Department declined to comment, saying a news conference would be held shortly.