Hunt for Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects 4/19/2013
Live updates on the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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Eerie photos of deserted Boston streets via Business Insider. -
#WANTED: Police seeking MA Plate: 316-ES9, ’99 Honda CRV, Color - Gray. Possible suspect car. Do not approach. twitter.com/Boston_Police/…
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 19, 2013 -
Update from Connecticut State Police: vehicle sought by Boston PD in bombing investigation has been locatied 1.usa.gov/15rsl6U
— Major Garrett(@MajorCBS) April 19, 2013 -
Exclusive: Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in Boston bombings, helped FBI identify attackers | bloom.bg/12r6GZB
— BN Politics (@BNPolitics) April 19, 2013 -
"A walk through the middle of Cambridge this morning shows just how difficult it is to actually enforce a citywide lockdown even in the most dangerous of circumstances." via The Atlantic
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.@massgovernor and @mayortommenino at State Police barracks. twitter.com/MassGovernor/s…
— Deval Patrick (@MassGovernor) April 19, 2013 -
MIT sends this press release out about slain officer - bit.ly
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“Sean was one of these guys who really looked at police work as a calling,” said MIT Police Chief John DiFava, per MIT release. “He was born to be a police officer.”
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Downtown Crossing 10:30 am twitter.com/WBURSteve/stat…
— Steve Brown (@WBURSteve) April 19, 2013 -
Spokesman for Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov asks people not to associate Tsarnaevs with Chechnya.gazeta.ru/social/news/20…
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) April 19, 2013 -
Highway into Boston from Watertown is empty. Only a handful of cars, mostly police, in either direction.
— Jay Newton-Small (@JNSmall) April 19, 2013 -
Boston hospitals in lockdown. Patients discharged can't leave; others can't come in unless via ambulance. MD's can't go or leave either.
— debkotz2 (@debkotz2) April 19, 2013 -
Muslim leaders in DC call a noon press conference to talk about Boston Suspects. #bostonbombing
— Eric Marrapodi (@EricCNNBelief) April 19, 2013 -
Per the Roanoke Times, transit police officer injured in last night's gun fight with Boston Marathon bombing suspects is a Virginia Military Institute alum - bit.ly
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UMass Dartmouth is being evacuated - www.umassd.edu
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To clarify, there is no specific threat to the hospital. Latest info here: tinyurl.com/cpr33re
— MassGeneral News (@MassGeneralNews) April 19, 2013 -
Exclusive insight into the family of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers, who went to US to escape war in Chechnya on.wsj.com/ZxbcEJ
— Cassell Bryan-Low (@CassellBryanLow) April 19, 2013 -
Per @petewilliamsnbc, police are concerned that the entire house at 410 Norfolk St may be booby-trapped.
— Mike O'Brien (@mpoindc) April 19, 2013 -
NBC reporting that police are moving in slowly on the house where suspect is believed to be due to concerns that "the entire house may be booby-trapped."
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Ruth Parson, resident of Watertown, tells me Watertown police have been making automated phone calls to keep residents informed.
— Jeremy Hobson (@jeremyhobson) April 19, 2013 -
Media is getting pushed back from scene again in Watertown, location of apparent standoff with second suspect, according to video from NBC News.
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BREAKING NEWS: Car sought by authorities in connection with terror bombing search has been found, unoccupied, per Boston police.
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 19, 2013 -
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Map-based timeline of the manhunt for the Boston Marthon bombing suspects via Quartz
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Taxi service in the City of Boston has been restored.
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 19, 2013 -
Map-based timeline of the manhunt for the Boston Marthon bombing suspects via Quartz.
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Media in Watertown also awaiting a news conference, which should occur soon.
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You can watch live, local NECN feed here - www.necn.com
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Islamic Chechen website @kavkazcentertweeting about #Boston bombing, say brothers never lived in Chechnya twitter.com/kavkazcenter/s…
— Daniel Newhauser (@dnewhauser) April 19, 2013 -
CNN: Kyrgyz government officals say Tsarnaev brothers left Kyrgystan for the US in 2001.
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Police officer at scene says suspect's car is parked outside his house in #Cambridge; will handle as if rigged to blow; bomb squad/FBI there
— NECN (@NECN) April 19, 2013 -
" We've been in a pretty direct confrontation with evil," says Sec. of State John Kerry, a Boston native, at a press conference.
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Per White House pool report - On background from a WH official: “The President’s briefing in the Situation Room with senior White House staff and his national security team ended shortly after 10:45AM.”
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Just spoke w Dzhokhar's father Anzor for 2nd time. Says sons are innocent. "If they kill Dzhokhar, then I'm convinced he's framed by cops"
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) April 19, 2013 -
A timeline of the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers:bit.ly/11KpHor
— McClatchyDC (@McClatchyDC) April 19, 2013 -
FLASH: Amtrak service suspended indefinitely in Boston area
— Bloomberg News (@BloombergNews) April 19, 2013 -
Bombing suspect attended UMass Dartmouth, prompting school closure; friend shocked by charge b.globe.com/17LmKrs via @globepatty
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 19, 2013 -
At the WH now, you would see everyone is watching TV. They get briefings, but at times like this, live TV is real info source
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 19, 2013 -
CBS: Boston bombing suspects ambushed slain MIT police officer Sean Collier after robbing the 7-11, assuming Collier was alerted to their description.
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NBC's Pete Williams notes that Boston police, who found unexploded IED in Charlestown (another part of Boston), will be wary to take city off lock down until they feel sure there are no more devices.
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Djohar Tsarnaev's fellow high school alums include Patrick Ewing, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck crls.cpsd.us/alumni/notable…
— Michael Crowley (@CrowleyTIME) April 19, 2013 -
D.C. on high alert:
US Capitol police have evacuated the Captiol visitors center due to suspicious package; no street closures as of yet. (via @eamonjavers)
— CNBC (@CNBC) April 19, 2013 -
White House announces it is delaying the daily press briefing until further notice.
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NECN reports that SWAT teams have searched "dozens" of houses in Watertown
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MSNBC: Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences to President Obama, condemning the Boston Marathon bombings.
