Woman Who Spoke with D.C. Suspected Shooter: ‘I Did It for Gaza’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Now Katie ░░░░░░░░ you just walk us ░░░░░░░░ what happened when you ░░░░░░░░ the gunshots Sure So ░░░░░░░░ we were at the ░░░░░░░░ Jewish museum for an ░░░░░░░░ that was focusing on ░░░░░░░░ we re combining different ░░░░░░░░ that are working with ░░░░░░░░ aid and israaid and ░░░░░░░░ of these different organizations ░░░░░░░░ are working together in ░░░░░░░░ to provide humanitarian aid ░░░░░░░░ Gazans It was a ░░░░░░░░ inspirational evening They re ░░░░░░░░ on how they can ░░░░░░░░ sure that the maximum ░░░░░░░░ of aid is provided ░░░░░░░░ Gaza So I m ░░░░░░░░ super caring about it ░░░░░░░░ the moment because I ░░░░░░░░ having a great time ░░░░░░░░ this event But I ░░░░░░░░ understand okay this was ░░░░░░░░ in fact gunshots And ░░░░░░░░ re starting to get ░░░░░░░░ when suddenly a man ░░░░░░░░ in and he looks ░░░░░░░░ distressed very scared And ░░░░░░░░ think we all generally ░░░░░░░░ that he must have ░░░░░░░░ been out in the ░░░░░░░░ When he There was ░░░░░░░░ or he heard shots ░░░░░░░░ maybe he saw someone ░░░░░░░░ shot We don t ░░░░░░░░ but we we let ░░░░░░░░ in because we just ░░░░░░░░ most people are good ░░░░░░░░ we didn t have ░░░░░░░░ idea that he was ░░░░░░░░ fact a murderer So ░░░░░░░░ he was in the ░░░░░░░░ for at least 15 ░░░░░░░░ sitting with us before ░░░░░░░░ Was he saying Anything ░░░░░░░░ He came over to ░░░░░░░░ I was sitting and ░░░░░░░░ m trying to relax ░░░░░░░░ My friend even asks ░░░░░░░░ like are you okay ░░░░░░░░ we get you some ░░░░░░░░ And he s like ░░░░░░░░ know what Actually that ░░░░░░░░ be great Sure So ░░░░░░░░ goes and gets him ░░░░░░░░ water and I m ░░░░░░░░ to him and I ░░░░░░░░ like so how do ░░░░░░░░ like the museum How ░░░░░░░░ your day going And ░░░░░░░░ s like oh what ░░░░░░░░ of museum is this ░░░░░░░░ I understand now He ░░░░░░░░ kind of playing dumb ░░░░░░░░ me So I told ░░░░░░░░ oh it s a ░░░░░░░░ museum And he asked ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ why they did it ░░░░░░░░ in reference to the ░░░░░░░░ that we had heard ░░░░░░░░ I didn t really ░░░░░░░░ two and two together ░░░░░░░░ then I m thinking ░░░░░░░░ it Okay we re ░░░░░░░░ the capital Jewish museum ░░░░░░░░ Semitic attacks are not ░░░░░░░░ that we ve never ░░░░░░░░ of before Right So ░░░░░░░░ m thinking okay maybe ░░░░░░░░ that is why And ░░░░░░░░ suddenly he reaches into ░░░░░░░░ backpack and pulls out ░░░░░░░░ keffiyeh and looks me ░░░░░░░░ the eye and says ░░░░░░░░ did it I did ░░░░░░░░ for Gaza And that ░░░░░░░░ when I understood that ░░░░░░░░ was terribly wrong And ░░░░░░░░ got out my phone ░░░░░░░░ started recording him So ░░░░░░░░ video that you ve ░░░░░░░░ going viral of him ░░░░░░░░ free Palestine free Palestine ░░░░░░░░ live the intifada This ░░░░░░░░ my video And my ░░░░░░░░ are in the video ░░░░░░░░ it was Yeah we ░░░░░░░░ really we re playing ░░░░░░░░ right now Yes We ░░░░░░░░ police already on the ░░░░░░░░ at that point Yes ░░░░░░░░ he waited until police ░░░░░░░░ in order to make ░░░░░░░░ big debut announcement because ░░░░░░░░ was very proud of ░░░░░░░░ work that he s ░░░░░░░░ I think that this ░░░░░░░░ a bad actor who ░░░░░░░░ not helping the Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ And what we were ░░░░░░░░ there for that night ░░░░░░░░ to talk about building ░░░░░░░░ how we can make ░░░░░░░░ world a more peaceful ░░░░░░░░ how we can help ░░░░░░░░ who so much need ░░░░░░░░ aid And the last ░░░░░░░░ I want is for ░░░░░░░░ to lose sight of ░░░░░░░░ Katie Thank you I ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your time.