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Gunfire, explosions reported around Dexter Street in Watertown. (Boston)[W: 83,846]

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Quag said:
Just saw this on the news. Sad to hear a policeman dead, Hopefully they will catch the 2nd one soon.
Also want to add that LE worked fairly well in identifying these guys so quickely. Good job there.
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Although the details are still sketchy it sounds like the guys were attempting to deploy bombs on the campus (at least that is the hunch I got), and the officer who was killed interrupted them. Yes, they were identified quickly, but if it is the case that they were in the process of trying to plant more bombs, then it was not the identification that led to the current developments.

police scanner just said "we got him he is in custody right now"

now calling for a "bomb tie down"

boston cab.. white male occupant middle eastern male
 
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They got him.

Suspect in custody.
 
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apparently in custody now..

3 now in custody.. looks like a cell.
 
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The media still hasn't reported that he's in custody. Who needs them?
 
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Moot said:
The media still hasn't reported that he's in custody. Who needs them?
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This is actually not the first time I have followed breaking news here. Although it is not entirely reliable (not that the news is on the cusp of a breaking story either) it is a great resource to have multiple people pooling their respective info in real time. This thread enabled me to get up to speed and linked into the developments in a hurry.
 
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Unreal... thought for sure this guy wouldn't get brought in alive. AWESOME.

Sounds like 2 people went to pick him up roadside and somebody called it in. This thing gets stranger every turn.
 
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Moot said:
The media still hasn't reported that he's in custody. Who needs them?
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They may be waiting for confirmation. Earlier, people reported that the police scanner had identified Sunil Tripathi as suspect #2, but police descriptions of the suspects contradict that. The scanner could be wrong.
 
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Apparently, an officer with 3 suspects in a cab is sending photos to headquarters for verification. May explain why the media hasn't reported suspects caught - not verified yet.

EDIT: My source for this is everyone on twitter listening to scanners and Reddit.
 
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marduc said:
Although the details are still sketchy it sounds like the guys were attempting to deploy bombs on the campus (at least that is the hunch I got), and the officer who was killed interrupted them. Yes, they were identified quickly, but if it is the case that they were in the process of trying to plant more bombs, then it was not the identification that led to the current developments.

police scanner just said "we got him he is in custody right now"

now calling for a "bomb tie down"

boston cab.. white male occupant middle eastern male
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austrianecon said:
Actually LE got really lucky. They were dumb enough to rob a 7-11 after their photo's were released.
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Just woke up I don't have all the details so thanx or the updates. If this is the case then thank god for dumb luck! either way this is pretty good news, aside from the dead officer of course, lets hope they catch the 2nd guy soon.
 
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marduc said:
This is actually not the first time I have followed breaking news here. Although it is not entirely reliable (not that the news is on the cusp of a breaking story either) it is a great resource to have multiple people pooling their respective info in real time. This thread enabled me to get up to speed and linked into the developments in a hurry.
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I must admit, the police scanner adds a whole new dimension to breaking news. I'm anxious to see that terrorist in handcuffs....I have lots of questions. lol where they came from, why they waited a year, etc.?

I'm very sad about the two officers.
 
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"Officer in the Toyota, MOVE IT, YOU'RE BLOCKING".

lol.
 
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ThePlayDrive said:
Apparently, an officer with 3 suspects in a cab is sending photos to headquarters for verification. May explain why the media hasn't reported suspects caught - not verified yet.
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Lets hope they do have them.
 
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505 said:
"Officer in the Toyota, MOVE IT, YOU'RE BLOCKING".

lol.
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It's kind of funny how such intense moments can be littered with such humorously absurd moments. That's a line straight of a some kind of Will Ferrell police comedy.
 
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ThePlayDrive said:
It's kind of funny how such intense moments can be littered with such humorously absurd moments. That's a line straight of a some kind of Will Ferrell police comedy.
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The Other Guys for the win.
 
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National Guard joining in on clearing. About to start.. so it'll get loud soon, hopefully not tho.
 
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ThePlayDrive said:
It's kind of funny how such intense moments can be littered with such humorously absurd moments. That's a line straight of a some kind of Will Ferrell police comedy.
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lol. Dude must have been too busy jamming LRB in his Prius.
 
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Conflicting reports from scanner:
1. Suspects in handcuffs.
2. Earlier suspects from cab are false alarm.
3. Police officers searching homes in Watertown one by one.
 
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So they are brothers.. name of person on the run is Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev... Chechen name.
 
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According to the AP, suspects are from Russia near Chechnya. Alive suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass.

https://twitter.com/AP

Remember though, one false alarm on a suspect may have been raised earlier and the AP also falsely reported an arrest had been made yesterday. So tentative info.
 
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ThePlayDrive said:
According to the AP, suspects are from Russia near Chechnya. Alive suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass.

https://twitter.com/AP

Remember though, one false alarm on a suspect may have been raised earlier and the AP also falsely reported an arrest had been made yesterday. So tentative info.
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It's being posted and reported by all MSM now.
 
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505 said:
Word is now that the naked guy was a hostage in the carjacking. Poor guy... gets jacked, has his mercedes filled with bullet holes, then is forced to strip down in front of hundreds of police officers and cameras, then handcuffed and thrown in the back of a police car.

Definitely could have been worse though.
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If you're this guy what do you do with the rest of your weekend?
 
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austrianecon said:
It's being posted and reported by all MSM now.
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Yeah, this sounds legit. I feel incredibly sorry for the family of Sunil Tapathi who was accused earlier.
 
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ThePlayDrive said:
Yeah, this sounds legit. I feel incredibly sorry for the family of Sunil Tapathi who was accused earlier.
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Could have been a false id being used.
 
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This is a super crazy night.
 
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austrianecon said:
Could have been a false id being used.
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Perhaps, but I think it originated from a rumor that started on Reddit last night. Sunil went missing a few weeks ago and he kind of looks like white hat guy, so people started speculating and it got out of hand.
 
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