Is he Mexican? He's Elías Rodríguez, the killer of Israeli diplomats in Washington.

A young man of approximately 30 years of age, allegedly of Mexican origin, shot and killed two employees of the Israeli Embassy in the United States , located in Washington DC, during the night of Wednesday, May 22.

Described as a terrorist act, authorities arrested the perpetrator, identified as Elías Rodríguez. Mexican journalist Pascal Beltrán del Río confirmed that he was possibly of Mexican descent.

Elías Rodriguez lived in Chicago's Avondole neighborhood and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois. He was an oral history researcher at The HistoryMakers, a digital repository of African American personal histories. The site deleted the subject's personal information after the Embassy attack.

“Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Before joining The HistoryMakers in 2023, he worked as a content writer for tech companies,” according to the since-deleted information on the site.

He belonged to the “Party for Socialism and Liberation” and worked as a far-left activist.

On the night of Wednesday the 21st, Elías Rodríguez shot Sarah Milgram and Yaron Lischinsky during an event organized by the American Jewish Committee. In the video of the arrest, the perpetrator shouted "Free Palestine!"

Dan Bongino, deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), offered clarification on the incident on his personal X account, calling it a terrorist act.

“The shooting occurred a short distance from our Washington Field Office. Our FBI agents, assigned to posts on the Washington Field Office property, responded immediately... Last night's terrorist attack has received the full attention of the FBI. Targeted acts of anti-Semitic violence are typically perpetrated by spineless, spineless cowards, ” he said.