Video shows moment suspected gunman outside Jewish Museum is arrested while shouting Free free Palestine as witnesses describe helping him before realizing he was the killer

The alleged gunman who shot dead two Israeli Embassy staffers was caught on video being detained while shouting “Free, free Palestine” moments after Good Samaritans were helping him before realizing he was the killer.The suspect, 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez, allegedly opened fire and killed the couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum shortly after 9 p.m.

in Washington, D.C.on Wednesday night.

The museum was hosting an event organized by the American Jewish Committee.Rodriguez was seen being bear-hugged by a security guard wearing a Metropolitan Police tactical vest and pushed toward an exit as two civilians rushed over to help the cop subdue him, video recorded by witness Katie Kalisher and posted to Instagram shows.The guard secured the alleged shooter’s hands behind his back without struggle.The guard is heard asking someone off-camera if they “have cuffs” after reaching down to his side.The alleged gunman, with his arms being held behind his back by both the guard and the civilian, then begins shouting “free, free Palestine” at the camera as he’s pulled out the door.The suspect was seen pacing back and forth outside the museum, leading up to the shooting, and allegedly flashed a handgun in front of a group of four people before opening fire, DC Metro Police Chief Pamela Smith said during a press conference.Kalisher, who was attending the event for the American Jewish Committee’s Young Diplomats Reception at the museum, was inside when the gunfire rang out and saw Rodriguez come inside looking “distressed.”“We thought that he just liked, needed help,” Kalisher told the BBC alongside another witness, Yoni Kalin.Kalin said people inside rushed over to the suspect’s aid, thinking he needed help.“People were calming him down, bringing him water, taking care of him,” Kalin said.“Little did we know he was somebody that executed people in cold blood.”It was only when police rushed in and the suspect pulled out a red keffiyeh that ...