WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening near a Jewish museum, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

Terrorism police have rushed to the scene in Penn Quarter, Washington DC and have asked people to avoid the area while they investigate the shocking attack

WASHINGTON (7News) — A man and woman were killed after shots reportedly rang out near the Capital Jewish Museum and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Washington Field Office in Northwest D.C. on Wednesday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

Two diplomatic staff linked to a foreign embassy were fatally shot near the FBI field office in Washington, DC, ABC News reports.