BSO Increases Patrols Around Tamarac Jewish Institutions Following Deadly Antisemitic Shooting in Washington D.C.

by Kevin Deutsch May 22, 2025

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BSO Increases Patrols Around Tamarac Jewish Institutions Following Deadly Antisemitic Shooting in Washington D.C. 2

Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky {social media}

In response to the antisemitic killings of two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Washington, D.C. Jewish museum Wednesday night, BSO Tamarac has increased patrols around Jewish institutions in the city, authorities said.

“We’re working closely with Homeland Security and the BSO Threat Management Unit to stay prepared,” the city of Tamarac said in an X post Thursday morning. “If you see something, say something.”

The increased Tamarac patrols are being conducted “out of caution,” city officials said.

Tamarac has a small but thriving Jewish community that includes institutions like Chabad Jewish Center of Tamarac.

The victims in Wednesday’s attack in Washington D.C., Yaron Lischinsky, 28, a German Israeli, and Sarah Milgrim, 27, an American Jew from Kansas, were a couple planning to get engaged.

They had just attended a young diplomats event hosted by the American Jewish Committee aimed at fostering unity among Jewish young professionals and the diplomatic community.

At around 9:08 p.m., suspected gunman Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, allegedly opened fire on the couple as they exited the museum. Rodriguez was apprehended by event security after entering the museum, where he chanted “Free, free Palestine!” during his arrest, investigators said.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is leading the investigation, treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime.

Around 9:08 p.m., suspected gunman Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, allegedly opened fire on the couple as they exited the museum. Rodriguez was apprehended by event security after entering the museum, where he was seen on video chanting “Free, free Palestine!” during his arrest, investigators said.

Last year saw the highest number of antisemitic incidents recorded in the U.S. since tracking began 46 years earlier, according to the Anti-Defamation League. A majority of those antisemitic incidents involved anti-Israel animus, officials said.

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Kevin Deutsch

Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning journalist and author of two nonfiction books. He covers general assignment news and Jewish community issues for Talk Media. He has also worked as a staff writer at The Miami Times, the Rio Grande SUN, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, The Riverdale Press, and Bronx Justice News.