The security guards shot at a woman outside the CIA headquarters in Virginia, according to US media reports. The incident took place near the agency’s main gate, which was closed at the time.
According to a CIA spokesperson, the employees have been asked to take alternate routes.
The CIA posted on X, “The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes for Thursday, May 22nd.”
The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes for Thursday, May 22nd.
— CIA (@CIA) May 22, 2025
According to the news agency Reuters, the CIA refused to comment on whether the woman was hit by gunfire. The intelligence agency said that the security personnel engaged the woman outside the gates before taking her into custody.
Two Israeli embassy staff killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum
Earlier, Israeli state media TPS-IL reported that two Israeli embassy staff members were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night in what Israeli and US officials are calling a targeted act of antisemitic violence.
According to Tal Naim Cohen, a spokesperson for the Israeli embassy, the two staffers were a young couple about to become engaged. They were “shot at close range” while leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said America and Israel “will stand united in defence of our people and our shared values” following the attack.
In a statement on X, Herzog stated, “I am devastated by the scenes in Washington DC,” Herzog wrote in a statement on X. “This is a despicable act of hatred, of antisemitism, which has claimed the lives of two young employees of the Israeli embassy.”
I am devastated by the scenes in Washington DC.
— יצחק הרצוג Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) May 22, 2025
This is a despicable act of hatred, of antisemitism, which has claimed the lives of two young employees of the Israeli embassy.
Our hearts are with the loved ones of those murdered and our immediate prayers are with the injured.…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday condemned the “horrible DC killings, based obviously on antisemitism”. In a post on the Truth Social social media platform, Trump said, “Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA.”
