Rodriguez’s charges were laid out in a criminal complaint. He was informed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh during an initial appearance in federal court Thursday that some of the charges against him carry the possibility of the death penalty or life in prison, officials said in the briefing later that afternoon.

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

Elias Rodriguez charged with murder after allegedly shooting Israeli Embassy staffers. His father, Eric, a veteran, attended Trump's speech to Congress.

The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were a couple about to become engaged, said Israel's ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter.

Two people were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., where the American Jewish Committee was hosting an event.

Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled, “Free, free Palestine” after he was arrested,

A Chicago man has been arrested in connection to the slayings. A member of Gov. JB Pritzker's team was "shaken up but thankfully safe," the governor said in a statement Thursday.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl mourned the loss of two Israeli Embassy staffers who were killed after a Jewish Museum event on Wednesday.

U.S. authorities called the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., an “act of terror” and identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago.