Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The man charged with the shooting deaths of two Israeli embassy employees at the Capital Jewish Museum has been indicted on new charges, including hate crimes, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced.
Elias Rodriguez, 31, was charged May 21 by complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with the murder of a foreign official, causing death through the use of a firearm, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. He had been charged with two counts of first-degree murder under the D.C. criminal code.
The new indictment adds two federal counts of hate crime resulting in death and two local counts of assault with intent to kill while armed, Pirro announced.
The shootings killed Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milgrim, 26, who were leaving an event at the museum.
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