STORY: Police cordoned off streets near the site where two Israeli embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday (May 21) night.

A man and a woman were shot and killed in the area of 3rd and F streets in Northwest which is near the museum, an FBI field office and the U.S. attorney's office, according to the reports.

Washington police chief Pamela Smith said a single suspect who was seen pacing outside the museum before the event was in custody. The suspect chanted "Free Palestine, Free Palestine," in custody, she said.

Tal Naim Cohen, a spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Washington, said two of its staff members were shot "at close range" while attending a Jewish event at the museum.

The Israeli embassy did not immediately respond to questions about the shooter, the victims or the motive for the attack.

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1. VARIOUS OF MARKERS AT CRIME SCENE, OBJECT COVERED IN WHITE SHEET

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3. OFFICERS STANDING AROUND MARKERS AND OBJECT COVERED IN WHITE SHEET

4. VARIOUS OF OFFICIALS AT CRIME SCENE

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