Boston bomber: 'He's alive and in custody, it's over'

Boston Bomber
April 19, 2013
By: Cheryl Phillips



The Boston Police report that Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is alive and has been apprehended on a boat in Watertown, MA on Friday, April 19, 2013.

"Suspect in custody. Officers sweeping the area. Stand by for further info." - ‏@Boston_Police

State police told MSNBC at approximately 8:45 p.m. "it's over" and that medics had been called to transport Tsarnaev, who was known to be bleeding during a standoff on Franklin Street.

Shortly after the ban to go outside was lifted in Watertown, police converged on the area and a massive amount of gunfire was heard on Franklin Street where the suspect was reportedly located.

MSNBC's reports ranged from "he's sitting up" to "the boat is on fire" during the standoff, but at 8:45 p.m., there was confirmation that he was captured alive by authorities.

Shortly before he was apprehended by police, a Boston Globe photographer told Boston.com that he heard police say, "We know you're in there. Come out on your own terms. Come out with your hands up."

After a full day of searching, officials reported at approximately 7 p.m. that a woman in the area told them that she saw blood leading to a boat in her yard.

Law enforcement officials used thermal imaging from helicopters located the person in the vessel.

A witness told MSNBC that at least 40 police cars streamed down the street and police were hiding in bushes near the scene and states that "it was intense."

For 28 hours, Boston and surrounding cities were on lockdown while authorities searched for suspect number two.

Many hoped that the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings would be captured alive tonight.

An amazing job was done on the part of all of the authorities involved in the tragedy that has captured the attention of people across the United States this week.

For more updates, follow @Boston_Police on Twitter.