Washington DC, May 22 -- Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed on Wednesday night outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, officials said, according to local media.

"Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC," US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem posted on X social media platform.

Law enforcement sources told CNN that two people were shot as they exited an event at the museum.

The shooting occurred at around 9:15 p.m. local time near an FBI office building on F Street, according to the news outlet.

The Israeli ambassador was not involved in the incident and was not at the location when the shooting happened, an embassy spokesperson told CNN....