Second Boston Marathon bombing suspect alive and in custody of police
Apr 20, 2013, 12:49 AM | Updated: 1:21 am
The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing is in the custody of police.
CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013
Suspect in custody. Officers sweeping the area. Stand by for further info.
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013
Nineteen-year-old Dzhokar Tsarnaev was found hiding in the backyard of a Watertown home inside of a boat. After more than an hour of police surrounding the backyard, Tsarnaev was captured.
Neighbors tell Globe reporter suspect was covered in blood.
— Boston.com News (@BostonDotCom) April 20, 2013
Reports are upwards of 20-30 gunshots were heard as police located Tsarnaev. Flashbangs were used during the capture.
Tsarnaev and his brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, are suspected by the FBI for carrying out Monday’s attack, which killed three people and injured more than 170 others.
Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police Thursday night.