KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., pleads not guilty to the nine counts he faces.

Elias Rodriguez , 31, of Chicago, is charged with killing Overland Park native Sarah Milgrim and her boyfriend, Yaron Lischinsky.

Rodriguez is charged with the murder of foreign officials, causing death through the use of a firearm and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. He’s also charged with two counts of first-degree murder under the D.C. criminal code, according to court documents.

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Rodriguez allegedly opened fire on Milgrim and Lischinsky as they were leaving an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee.

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