People connected to Israeli Embassy shot in Washington, sources say

(CNN) — Two people believed to be connected to the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot Wednesday night near the Capital Jewish Museum, according to a source familiar with the situation and a law enforcement source.

Another law enforcement source told CNN that two people were killed and at least one of them is believed to be connected to the embassy.

D.C. Police said its investigating a shooting across the street from the FBI’s Washington Field Office, which is located near the museum. The Israeli embassy is working with law enforcement.

The Israeli ambassador was not involved in the incident and was not at the location when the shooting happened, an embassy spokesperson told CNN.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on social media that she and acting U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, have arrived to the scene of the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum.

Ted Deutch, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, said his organization was hosting an event at the museum on Wednesday evening.

“We are devastated that an unspeakable act of violence took place outside the venue,” he said in a statement. “At this moment, as we await more information from the police about exactly what transpired, our attention and our hearts are solely with those who were harmed and their families.”

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon reacted to media reports of the shooting on Wednesday, saying in a statement on X, “The fatal shooting that took place outside the event that took place at the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC – in which Israeli embassy employees were also injured – is a depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism.”

Police were advising people to avoid the area in Northwest D.C.

CNN’s Jennifer Hansler contributed to this report.

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