The Boston Police Department has confirmed that the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been captured alive and is in custody.
Police captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the second suspect believed to be directly involved in the Boston Marathon bombings, on Friday evening following a massive search for the suspect. Police found Tsarnaev hiding inside a boat after a Boston resident saw blood on the boat and a bloody figure inside, according to Boston officials. After a several hour standoff between police and Tsarnaev, authorities were able to apprehend the second suspect and take him into custody.
Many Bostonians flooded into the streets, cheering the news and police who were exiting the scene. For many, the celebrations marked an end to days of fear following Monday’s bombings at the finish line at the Boston Marathon.
An overnight shootout led to the first suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, being killed by police following a car-jacking and shooting death of an MIT campus security officer. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was able to flee the scene, leading to a city wide manhunt by local, state and federal authorities.
Monday’s bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon injured over 175 people and killed three.
