Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement in the aftermath of the shooting saying he was "shocked" at the murder of two employees of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the U.S., told reporters the two victims were a couple about to become engaged.

Two Israeli embassy staff members were shot and killed while leaving a Jewish event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.