Alleged gunman in DC Jewish Museum shooting now faces terrorism charges
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The man accused of gunning down a couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington D.C., last May has now been charged with multiple terrorism offenses.
The man accused of gunning down a young couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington D.C., last May has now been charged with multiple terrorism offenses.
Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court with four counts of terrorism while armed and a federal aggravating factor for substantial planning and premeditation to commit an act of terrorism, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro.
He was previously indicted on hate crime and murder charges in the May 21 shooting deaths of Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, who were both staffers for the Israeli embassy.
At an arraignment in September on the earlier indictment, Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to all counts.
Several of the charges filed against Rodriguez carry a maximum penalty of death or life imprisonment, Pirro's office said.
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