FBI searches Albany Park home of Elias Rodriguez, man accused of killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers in D.C. | 22 May 2025 | Elias Rodriguez, was arrested for fatally shooting two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night, authorities say. He allegedly shouted "Free, free Palestine" as he was arrested. FBI agents searched the 31-year-old's Albany Park apartment Thursday morning, where a sign reading "Justice for Wadea" could be seen in his apartment window. The sign refers to the Plainfield hate crime killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American in 2023 in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel. Camera flashes from police could be seen emanating from inside Rodriguez's apartment in the 4700 block of North Troy Street.