A couple working at Israel’s embassy in Washington D.C. who were killed by a gunman were about to become engaged.Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were attacked late on Wednesday night while leaving an event at a Jewish museum,

Lischinsky, a 30-year-old Israeli citizen, had deep ties to his country’s Messianic Jewish community.

On Wednesday evening, two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in the nation’s capital were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at a Jewish museum.The American Jewish Committee confirmed that the two homicide victims were Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky.

A solemn vigil was held outside the White House to remember Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, the young couple who worked together at the Israeli embassy in Washington and were fatally shot after an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.