this The victim of the fatal shooting Outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., a young couple who have been identified as working in the Israeli embassy are on the verge of engagement.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim and referred to them as embassy staff. The Israeli embassy said the two were “at the peak of their lives.”
“There is no words to express the depth of our sorrow and horror,” the embassy said in a statement on social media. “Our hearts are with their families and the embassy will be with them during this terrible time.”
Israeli ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told reporters that the couple was a “beautiful couple” and said Lischinsky bought an engagement ring to propose to his girlfriend in Jerusalem next week. World Leader Condemn quickly kill.
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Sarah Lynn Milgrim
Sarah Lynn Milgrim, father of Sarah Lynn Milgrim, said she began working at the embassy in November 2023 after she began her bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees from the University of Kansas in November 2023. He said her degree focused on international research and policy and she was hired at the Israeli embassy. On October 7, Hamas terrorist attack That left 1,200 Israelis dead and touched in the war in Gaza.
Robert Milgrim told CBS News that this was her first real job after completing her six years of education. ”
The largest Jewish campus life organization in the world, the Hillel Chapter of the University of Kansas, remembers Milgrim as a “beloved alum” whose “bright spirit and passion for the Jewish community make everyone lucky to know her.” Ku Hillel said she had served on the organization’s board of directors.
Robert Milgrim said Milgrim spent several summers in Israel before working for the embassy, where she worked with “Palestine and Israeli groups,” Robert Milgrim said. He said she made friends with Palestinian and Israeli during these trips.
“She loves Israel, she loves everyone who lives in the Middle East,” Robert Milgrim said.
Robert Milgrim said his daughter met with Lisinsky when she received her master’s degree from an American university. Her father said the two started dating a few weeks after meeting, and her father said the family “loved” Lisinsky.
He said the couple flew to Israel on Sunday to meet with Lisinski’s family in Jerusalem, adding that he was told Lisinski had been planning to make suggestions on his trip.
“We didn’t know he would make a suggestion at that time,” Robert Milgrim said. “The ambassador told us that he knew he had bought the ring and would introduce her to him in Jerusalem.”
Robert Milgrim 
Yaron Lischinsky
Lisinsky is a dual country of Israel and Germany. Herzog said he had “kindly talked about growing up” in a region in southern Germany and “loved his childhood home very much.”
“He loved them deeply and kept talking about them,” Herzog said. Herzog remembers Lischinsky as a “very moral man with a very strong sense of justice.” The two met while living in Jerusalem.
“Yaron is super cheerful and seems to really like everything he does,” Herzog said. “Working in politics and international relations is his dream.”
Robert Milgrim 
Israeli diplomat Ron Prosor told the Ass Media that Lisinski was his student at the University of Israel.
Prodo said Lisinsky was a Christian and a “true lover of Israel” serving in the military and chose to devote his life to the state of Israel. ”
Lischinsky said in his LinkedIn profile that he advocates interreligious dialogue and intercultural understanding. He said he was a “zealous believer” who deepened Israel’s ties with the Arab world through a deal from the American broker, known as the Abraham Agreement.
The suspect was detained
Elias Rodriguez Called the suspect in the shooting Officials said detention is currently in progress. He was sued on Thursday In the case of murder of a foreign official, two counts of first-degree murder and other charges.
Rodriguez, 30 From ChicagoMetropolitan Police Chief Pamela A.
Smith said Rodriguez entered the Jewish Museum immediately after the shooting and was arrested safely by the museum. Witness video shows Rodriguez shouting “Free Palestine” when he was arrested.
Rodriguez discarded the weapons used in the shooting, but told police where they were. Smith said it has since been restored.
Smith said Rodriguez also “calls free, free Palestine in detention.”
Metropolitan police said Rodriguez did not have a preliminary search of the crime database and was not within the scope of law enforcement agencies. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city’s police department and the FBI will investigate the shooting.
Justice Department sources told CBS News that Rodriguez may have made his first appearance in court as early as Thursday.
