Latest updates: 2 Israeli embassy staff killed in D.C. shooting attack

The victims of Wednesday night's shooting in D.C. have been identified by Israel's foreign ministry as Yaron Lischinksy and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington.

Lischinsky was a research assistant, and Milgrim organized visits and missions to Israel, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.

The two were shot and killed as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Northwest, a part of downtown Washington that is about two kilometres from the White House.

Good morning. Here's what we know about the shooting so far:

• Two Israeli embassy staffers were killed by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night, and a suspect is in custody.
• Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said a man shot at a group of four people with a handgun, hitting both the victims.
• The suspect shouted "Free Palestine" as he was being detained at the scene.
• The Israeli foreign ministry identified the victims as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a couple set to be engaged to be married.