FBI Assistant Director in Charge Steven Jensen spoke about the killing of 2 staff members of the Israeli Embassy.
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00:00As the chief said, I'm Steve Jensen. I'm the assistant director in charge of the Washington
00:03Field Office for the FBI. And I'd like to start by reiterating what Director Patel pushed out
00:10publicly, that the tragic murder of these two Israeli embassy employees outside of the Capitol
00:16Jewish Museum last night was both an act of terror and directed violence against the Jewish community.
00:23And it has the full and unwavering attention of the FBI. The FBI Washington Field Office JTTF has been
00:31in lockstep with MPD. And with the assistance of FBI offices across the country, we're continuing
00:39to investigate and contact the subject's associates, his family members, and co-workers. We are also
00:47executing search warrants for his electronic devices, reviewing his social media accounts,
00:53and all of his internet postings. Regarding some internet postings, we are aware of some
01:01writings that are purported to have been authored by this subject. We're actively investigating to
01:08determine both the authorship and the attribution of these writings if they belong to this subject or
01:15not. I'd like to thank our partners in the U.S. Attorney's Office for bringing these significant
01:20federal charges in quick order within 24 hours or less than of the time of this incident. Make no
01:28mistake, this attack was targeted anti-Semitic violence, and it won't be tolerated. These significant
01:37charges are a step towards restoring justice for the victims and their families. But our work is not done.
01:43The FBI will continue to pursue all leads and use all available resources to investigate this attack.
01:51We join MPD in affirming that there is no ongoing threat to this community.
01:57And we're also seeking assistance from the public. We do have gaps in this investigation
02:03currently. We know the subject landed in the D.C. area on May 20th and that he was taken into custody on May 21st.
02:12We're asking the public, anybody who had contact with the subject, anybody who knew his whereabouts,
02:19or where he was located during that gap of time, to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI,
02:26or to submit an online tip at tips.fbi.gov. And with that, I will turn it back over to Judge.
02:34Judge. Thank you very much.
02:35Judge. Thank you very much.
02:35Judge. All right.