Boston bombing; One down, one on the run (Updated)
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According to Fox News, one of the suspects in the bombing at the Boston Marathon has been killed and the other has killed a police officer and stolen a car (the guy in the white cap, they say). That one is still on the loose;
State police spokesman David Procopio told news agency, “The incident in Watertown did involve what we believe to be explosive devices possibly, potentially, being used against the police officers.”
Fox News reporters on the scene cannot yet confirm these reports.
Earlier Friday, Cambridge police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s office said the MIT officer was responding to a report of a disturbance when he was shot multiple times late Thursday. He later died at a hospital. His name was not immediately released.
Procopio said the shooting took place about 10:30 p.m. outside an MIT building. The area was cordoned off and surrounded by responding law enforcement agencies, according to a posting on the university’s website.
Watching the local NBC News here, there was a press conference by the police who say they’ve shut down Watertown, MA, not allowing anyone in or out of town and they’ve told businesses to not open today. The local news also reports that both suspects have only been in the country for a year or saw and have international ties, but, again, there has been so much misinformation in this case, tale it all with a grain of salt.
From NBC4 in DC, this video taken with a cell phone of the shoot out at MIT;
View more videos at: http://nbcwashington.com.
UPDATE: The local CBS News reports that the second suspect is a 19-year-old Chechen named Dzhokar Tsarnaev. Bloomberg reports that one of the victims of the bombing helped identify the Tsarnaev brothers.
Here’s a video of Dzhokar, I think, not that you can understand him;
Fox News is saying that the brothers were here on a US taxpayer funded scholarship. So I guess the bombing was just their way of saying “Thanks, America”.
For some reason, MSNBC is saying he’s from Kzyrkistan.
CNN is interviewing a high school friend who thinks he was radicalized recently, that he was “forced” into terrorism.
CNN is reduced to reporting smells. CNN news chick; The police have their hands on the barrel of their guns…not the barrel…[pause]…the base of thier guns….
CNN reports that police are moving the media back and expanding their taped-off area. FBI’s HRT has arrived on the scene.
Fox reports that Associated Press talked to his father, in Russia, who said he is a 2d year medical student. He’s a “true angel“.
CNN is a bunch idiots. He just said that the older brother was “a boxer, a two-time Golden Globe winner”
CNN is pulling a Treyvon Martin thing – showing pictures of the misguided youth when he was a couple of years younger instead of the pictures of him robbing a convenience store or planting a bomb.
Meanwhile, MSNBC is trying to convince us that there is no terror network – that these two set off on their own to bomb Boston, which may well be the case, but stop driving so hard for the loop.
MSNBC is also reporting that a third suspect has been apprehended on a train to Connecticut.
According to MSNBC, the police found an unexploded IED at the train station in Boston which is why they shut down Boston.
Media is speculating that this video was posted to YouTube by the older brother on his account “The Emergence of Prophecy: The Black Flags From Khorasan”;
Bill Hemmer at Fox News says he heard shots fired, and something about an explosion near the Dunkin Donuts which solves the mystery, because, ya know, America runs on Dunkin. That’s been their target all along.
In regards to Sean Collier, the officer who was killed.
Category: Crime, Terror War
134: I don’t like it either. Still, if he’s inside the perimeter and he’s anything like his brother, he’s ready to rock and roll.
I think there’s a good chance he managed to pull out of the area…but then again, I could be overlooking something and therefore be wrong. Either way he’s pretty distinctive looking, between that and a possible accent, it’ll be difficult for him to hide for much longer.
Ya know, DeWald, you should really work on your timing. When all of your little characters show up at the same time, it makes it easier to spot you. Maybe it’s time to do another “DeWald revisited” post.
Damn. Suspect from 143 is elderly man, not bombing suspect – search continues.
That’s what I get for letting hopes speak up before confirmation.
Jonn, is DeWald that Gallager poster, also?
As to the people in lock down in their houses…bet they wish they had a gun(s).
@155. You bet! There is a certain sense of security one derives from having a loaded weapon in hand when danger of this sort is afoot.
They’re saying the suspect may have been wounded in the shootout. With a little luck, maybe they’ll find him dead somewhere.
Given the amount of gunshots heard in the video from last night, I would be very surprised if Suspect #2 escaped unscathed. Perhaps he went to ground and has expired.
FNC is reporting that the police have some new leads for the Watertown area.
#154, yeah, he was also that “anonymous” guy talking about Arredondo. He was also all of those other creeps I banned last month. And he might have been the Cossack dude, too.
Just heard a press conference with the MA governor on my way home from work. Sounds like the “stay indoors” request is being lifted as long as folks “remain vigilant”. Also sounded like they had concluded their search operation in Watertown and have not found the suspect.
Yeah, I was watching that conference as well. They just broke away to ads, and they played a recording from the police band where they stated that the still-living perp posted online somewhere that he was going on the warpath.
Firefight in Watertown.
Fox now reporting that “sources say a suspect is ‘down’ in Watertown, MA.” No story, just headline.
Story from MyFoxBoston. Multiple shots fired; suspect reported “down”. No real details yet.
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/22027989/shots-fired-in-watertown-neighborhood
Bomb disposal device is being brought in.
When you see the Coroner’s Office van, let us know.
Suspect listed as alive and surrounded.
Fox says that he’s not in custody, but surrounded in a boat on a trailer under the canopy. Apparently he’s still alive.
So far, I mostly see a lot of cops standing around with their thumbs in their belts.
On a side note, Dhokhar apparently ran over his brother’s body last night in his haste to escape the police.
I wonder if they can get a CS canister under that boat cover?
Fox says he is in the boat and refuses to come out.
Let’s hope he just bleeds out in that trailor while they send in the robots to check out the area for whatever explosives he might have with him. Or just sit there until he starves to death.
Being reported that the woman of the house where the boat is noticed that there was blood on the boat which had not been there earlier in the day when the police had searched it. And a shed door open which had not been open earlier.
A series of explosions is happening now. Sounds like 8 of them according to reports.
10 and counting.
Interesting tidbit on FNC about the foreign government inquiry on these two, but that’s for another thread.
Have to wonder if anyone has actually seen who is the boat or if it could be some other criminal. Just because it is being reported…well, you know how that goes.
Get a CS canister or two under that cover. He’ll show himself PDQ.
I think they need more cops. There are belts that need thumbs in them. The street is full of cops, end to end. One bullet would get them all.
Nice to see your tax dollars at work paying overtime, eh?
@176. Yeah, it would be a bad night to be a run-of-the-mill burglar there right now.
I bet the insurance compoanies are very nervous. If there is one shot, accidental or otherwise, the rounds will be flying everywhere. There is no reason to believe the MA cops are any better than their NY, TX, or CA counterparts.
A 44 foot boat was shot up.
Geez, I wish I could get something besides ABC. Diane Sawyer is possibly the MOST obnoxious thing on the planet when it comes to reporting. Gaack!
Boats are fiberglass, right? I mean, how difficult can it be to splinter that thing into itsy-bitsy pieces. I/m sorry but if it’s ‘one of us might die if we don’t open up on that boat right now,’ I flip the levber from safe and go.
@181. He’s inm a boat that was shot up? A fiberglass boat?
@183 – Yeah, nice fishing boat cabin cruiser, too. I sure hope the homeowner’s insurance carrier goes after the police for remuneration.
I think they’re still hoping they can take him alive.
This is just obscene.
ABC/Sawyer’s producers have posted an aerial shot and the Google street shot of the house and the boat, which is about as outrageous as you can get. This leaves these people vulnerable to revenge attacks by wackos, among other nasty things.
Fox has been showing the same images too.
Alex Jones says the bombers look suspiciously Israeli (translated – The Jooos!)
“Suspect in custody?”
They got him!
Sounds like he finally gave it up.
Yup. I guess they just hauled him off in an ambulance.
Hey! Breaking news! ABC just found out suspect is in custody, condition unknown!
Hooah! They’re like almost 10 minutes behind whatever you’re watching.
@185.
Yes.
Med team to facillitate.
They need info.
Took enough cops.
I live in Washington State Open carry no registration. I looked up Watertown Handgun laws and it was a lot of crap about being unloaded and trigger locks etc. Does anyone know if in a situation like this people are allowed (encouraged) to load their guns while they sit in their homes.
There will be a press conference soon.
Pic of the arrest seems to be floating about.
http://i.imgur.com/KJ9tugx.jpg
Nothing I would consider not exactly NSFW, but guys face seems to be bloodied.
Sorry for the double post guys, forgot to write seems to be the same hoody too from the 7-11 cam snapshot.
http://www.pri.org/thumbnail.php?file=/BIMy1gtCUAAK7f4_606568625.jpeg&size=tpl4028_article_small
Need to outlaw hoodies AND pressure cookers.
Am glad that its over and good work to all those involved. Also to the people of Boston for staying calm during the whole ordeal allowing the parties involved to get their work done and nab the guy.