A suspect has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after two Israeli embassy staffers, a couple who were about to become engaged, were gunned down Wednesday night outside of a Jewish museum in Washington,

Elias Rodriguez is accused of gunning down the young couple outside a Jewish museum in downtown Washington, D.C.

Rodriguez’s charges were laid out in a criminal complaint. He was informed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh during an initial appearance in federal court Thursday that some of the charges against him carry the possibility of the death penalty or life in prison, officials said in the briefing later that afternoon.

FBI agents could be seen walking in and out of the man's presumed apartment in the 4700 block of North Troy Street.

Two staffers of Israel's Embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night. Follow live updates.

Elias Rodriguez, the alleged gunman who killed two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum, has ties to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.