Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Killed, Another On The Loose (VIDEO, PHOTOS, LIVE UPDATES)
Posted: 04/19/2013 5:46 am EDT
After a string of explosions and volleys of gunfire that seriously injured a transit officer, police cordoned off much of Watertown, Mass. Residents were ordered to “shelter in place” and not trust anyone they might see other than uniformed officers.
A Massachusetts State Police public information officer told HuffPost reporter Michael McLaughlin, "We believe this to be a terrorist, we believe he came here to kill people."
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At daybreak, law enforcement planned to launch a house-to house search through much of Watertown as they sought one half of the duo believed to have killed three and wounded more than 170 at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday.
A chaotic Thursday night across Cambridge and Watertown started at 10:30 p.m. with a convenience store holdup that led to the shooting of an MIT campus officer who died later from multiple gunshot wounds.
Police sped away from the campus crime scene amid reports of an armed carjacking of a Mercedes SUV nearby.
The breakneck pursuit of the stolen car led to Watertown, where suspects detonated explosives in the direction of officers before exchanging gunfire.
“I heard three loud bangs,” a witness told HuffPost. “It sounded like a car being dropped on the ground.”
The threat to anyone in the area was so serious that the police planned robocalls to warn residents, CNN reported.
Hundreds of officers drawn from many departments spent hours looking for additional explosives, criminal evidence and, perhaps most importantly, a man deemed to be armed and dangerous.
One suspect died in the exchange of gunfire with police in Watertown. Neither suspects' identity was released.
The long night followed a day in which the FBI released video footage and photos of the baseball cap-wearing pair seen carrying suspicious backpacks which they dropped at the Boylston Street finish line.
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8:21 AM – Today
Taxi Services In Boston Suspended As City Shuts Down.
| @ BreakingNews : All taxi services in Boston suspended as the city shuts down - @Boston_Police |
Global Post journalist Jessica Phelan tweeted this photo, which purports to show suspect Tamerlan Tzarnaev.
The caption reads: "Originally from Chechnya, but living in the United States since five years, Tamerlan says: "I don't have a single American friend, I don't understand them."
The caption reads: "Originally from Chechnya, but living in the United States since five years, Tamerlan says: "I don't have a single American friend, I don't understand them."
8:10 AM – Today
Injured Transit Officer Named By Authorities
| @ WBUR : Transit police release name of injured officer: Richard Donohue, Jr, 33, w/ transit police for three years. |
8:05 AM – Today
Mass Gov. Urges Boston Residents To Stay Indoors
| @ BostonGlobe : Gov. Patrick urges people in entire city of Boston to stay indoors, answer only to law enforcement officers with proper ID. |
8:00 AM – Today
Authorities Issue New Photo Of Suspect
| @ AP : Authorities issue poster with new photos of Marathon bombing suspect: http://t.co/mN9Qtwn0pW -SS |
7:57 AM – Today
Pete Williams: Suspect At Large Ran Over Brother's Body
It is unclear if that was second time he was run over or first.
The suspect who was run over is alleged to have had an IED on his person.
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The suspect who was run over is alleged to have had an IED on his person.
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7:54 AM – Today
Report: Second Suspect Named|
| @ BreakingNews : Update: 2nd Boston bombing suspect is Russian-born 26-year-old Tamerlan Tzarnaev, brother of Dzhokhar - @NBCNews |
7:48 AM – Today
Report: Woman Arrested At Suspects' Apartment
| @ WesleyLowery : Officers taking a woman into custody. TV camera next to me - who can zoom - say she's resisting |
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| @ WesleyLowery : Camera operators say officers dragging a handcuffed woman out of suspects' apartment |
7:42 AM – Today
NBC: Roughly 381,000 Sheltering On Police Instructions|
| @ BreakingNews : Roughly 381,000 people are sheltering in place as ordered by police in Massachusetts - @NBCNews |
7:35 AM – Today
Resident Finds Shelter Notice Taped To Front Door
7:31 AM – Today
Report: Third Man Arrested, Possible 'Accomplice'
| @ WNYC : NPR: Third man has been arrested. He's being called an accomplice, not yet called a suspect. |
7:25 AM – Today
PHOTOS: Police In Watertown Resident's Yard
7:19 AM – Today
Norfolk Street In Cambridge Being Shut Down.
Norfolk Street in Cambridge is being shut down. Media is being pushed out, Boston PD says.
6:56 AM – Today
Associated Press Report: Surviving Boston Bomb Suspect Identified As Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev
From the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass.
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6:44 AM – Today
Convoy Of National Guard Reportedly Arrives At Staging Area
6:40 AM – Today
Full List Of Boston Area School Closings
As public safety concerns continue in the Boston area, WHDH-TV has compiled a list of all the local schools that are closed. Included are public and private schools, as well as colleges and day care centers.
6:31 AM – Today
WH Official: President Obama Continued To Be Briefed Overnight About Situation In Watertown
The President continued to
be briefed overnight by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco about developments in the
investigation as well as the events in Boston and Watertown, MA.
6:29 AM – Today
Emerson, BU Classes Also Canceled
6:14 AM – Today
Busload Of SWAT Reportedly Arrives On Scene
6:06 AM – Today
Residents In Watertown, Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Cambridge, Allston-Brighton Should Stay Indoors
6:03 AM – Today
Harvard Closed Due To Public Safety Concerns
6:00 AM – Today
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect #1 Believed To Be Dead
WATERTOWN — Police this morning are searching a 20-block
area here for one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects after a
violent night during which an MIT Police officer lost his life and a
Transit Police officer was seriously wounded in a firefight. The other
Boston Marathon bombing suspect, who was wearing a black hat in photos
released Thursday evening, is dead after firing bullets and launching
explosives at police.
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5:56 AM – Today
More FBI Agents Reportedly Arrive On The Scene