Pam Bondi Vows DC Shooting Suspect ‘Will Be Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law’

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed on Wednesday evening that the suspect in the deadly shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington, D.C. would be “prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Speaking at a press conference following remarks by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief of Police Pamela A. Smith, Bondi said:

Mayor, thank you. Chief, thank you. Ambassador, our hearts go out to you and your staff. I spoke to the President of the United States multiple times tonight. On behalf of the president, his prayers are with all of us, all of the Jewish community, everyone in Washington, D.C., state, local, and federal agencies, and our great U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who will be prosecuting this case. We’ll be doing everything in our power to keep all citizens safe, especially tonight, our Jewish community. Our prayers go out, we have the FBI, all of our federal agencies will work hand-in-hand with you, chief, as we have done, and you, mayor, to do everything we can to keep our citizens safe.

She vowed, “We will follow the facts, we will follow the law, and this defendant, if charged, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Chief Smith identified the suspect in the shooting outside of the Capital Jewish Museum as 30-year-old Chicago man Elias Rodriguez and said he chanted, “Free, free Palestine” while in custody.

“Prior to the shooting, the suspect was observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum. He approached a group of four people, produced a handgun, and opened fire, striking both of our decedents,” said Smith. “After the shooting, the suspect then entered the museum and was detained by event security. Once in handcuffs, the suspect identified where he discarded the weapon, and that weapon has been recovered, and he implied that he committed the offense.

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