The massive manhunt for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar “Jahar” A.
Tsarnaev, is over. The 19-year-old fugitive was captured without
incident in Watertown, Mass., near Boston Friday night.
“Your mayor is proud of you,” Menino tweeted to the Boston police force.
“In our time of rejoicing, let us not forget the families of Martin
Richard, Lingzi Lu, Krystle Campbell and Officer Sean Collier,” the Boston police tweeted.
Acting on a phone tip, Boston police surrounded a home on Franklin
Street in Watertown around 6:00 p.m. The home’s owner called 911 to
report seeing blood on a tarp covering a small boat in his back yard.
Heavily armed SWAT members arrived on the scene minutes later and fired
dummy bullets into the boat. Officers reported seeing the suspect moving
in the boat during the standoff.
After FBI agents lobbed several flash bang devices into the yard, the
suspect indicated he was ready to give up. Police took Tsarnaev into
custody without incident at 9:05 p.m.
Tsarnaev received serious injuries during a shootout Thursday night
that left his brother and accomplice, Tamerlan Tsarnayev, 26, dead. The
FBI identified Tamerlan and Jahar as suspects in Monday’s Boston
Marathon explosions that left 3 people dead and scores injured.
Boston police locked down the city Friday as they went door to door searching for Jahar.
As Boston SWAT teams drove away from the home, crowds along the route
cheered. One SWAT officer chanted “USA. USA. BPD” over the patrol
unit’s loud speaker as residents shouted back “USA. USA.”
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