The man accused of shooting and killing two Israeli Embassy staffers is facing both local and federal murder charges, interim U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announced on Thursday.

The suspect is 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez. He was taken into ... during a crime of violence. He is also charged with two counts of first-degree murder under the D.C. criminal code.

Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the shooting deaths of two Israeli Embassy staffers, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and the murder of foreign officials, among other charges.

Federal murder charges: The Justice Department today charged Elias Rodriguez, 31, with federal murder charges in connection to the fatal shooting last night of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside ...

Rodriguez faces federal and local murder charges along with firearms offenses ... as a content writer in the technology space. An Elias Rodriguez born in 1994 did graduate from the university ...