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Alleged Perpetrator of Shooting in Washington, D.C. Charged with Hate Crimes
“This Justice Department will not tolerate violence motivated by hatred of faith or national origin, and we will enforce our federal civil rights laws accordingly.”
-Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division
“This office will leave no stone unturned in its effort to bring justice to the innocent victims of Elias Rodriguez. The hate charges shed further light on his evil intent in the killing of innocent victims.”
-U.S. Attorney Jeanine F. Pirro for the District of Columbia
Pictured: Officials from the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Washington Field Office of the FBI, with assistance from the Joint Task Force October 7, are prosecuting the case.
On August 7, 2025, a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. returned an indictment charging Elias Rodriguez with murder of a foreign official, hate crimes, firearms offenses, first-degree murder, and assault with intent to kill, for the shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers leaving a reception hosted at the Capital Jewish Museum. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet K. Dhillon delivered remarks along with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine F. Pirro. Rodriguez had previously been charged by complaint with murder of a foreign official, firearm offenses, and first-degree murder on May 22.
Updated August 26, 2025
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