Slain staffer Yaron Lischinsky had purchased an engagement ring and was planning to propose to his colleague Sarah Milgrim.

A 30-year-old suspect, Elias Rodriguez, is in custody for shooting dead two Israeli embassy staffers on Wednesday.

Rodriguez’s charges were laid out in a criminal complaint. He was informed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh during an initial appearance in federal court Thursday that some of the charges against him carry the possibility of the death penalty or life in prison, officials said in the briefing later that afternoon.

Friends and family of 30-year-old Yaron Lischinsky and his 26-year-old girlfriend Sarah Milgrim are describing the couple as lovely people who yearned for peace.

​Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim had spent the evening at an event dedicated to bringing together war-torn and politically divided regions of the world when a man with a gun killed the soon-to-be engaged Israeli Embassy staffers Wednesday.

A pro-Palestinian man is in custody after allegedly killing two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. late Wednesday. Police said the victims were a young couple who were about to be engaged.

World leaders react to the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, as Israel blames antisemitic incitement.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said early Thursday morning that the country remains united with the families of slain embassy staffers.  Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were fatally shot

Accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff in Washington, Elias Rodriguez could face capital punishment, with charges including murder and firearm offenses.