Multiple reports and apparent police confirmation that Dzhokar Tsarnaev has been taken into custody.
Officially police have only said a “suspect” is in custody. But every sign is that it’s Tsarnaev and some news organizations are confirming that final point.
Another flurry of police activity in the Watertown area of Boston, with heavy police presence and gunshots being reported by cable news network reporters. Follow the developments at TPMLivewire.
The Czech Republic’s ambassador to the United States forced to clarify to the internet that the “Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities.”
Authorities are about to address the press after a full day of Boston being in lockdown. Watch.
Friend of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev tried to contact Tsarnaev after FBI press conference, fearing he’d be falsely accused based on resemblance with man in video/pictures.
Martial arts gym disavows ties to dead suspect and one time Golden Gloves competitor Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Another dispatch from TPM Reader CM, from in the search area in Watertown …
I thought I’d follow up with you from my e-mail from early this morning, “In Watertown”. It was a very long night, but both my wife and I are perfectly fine — at least physically. Things are very quiet in our part of the neighborhood now; our corner has become an extemporaneous gathering point for law enforcement to take a breather, grab some Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, and talk amongst themselves. The temperature is perfect outside, and if it wasn’t for the larger circumstances, one would feel inspired to go hang out with them.
Day after bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (the brother who remains alive and at large) picked up car from auto mechanic’s shop in Somerville. It had been brought with bumper damage two weeks before. When told it wasn’t ready yet, Tsarnaev replied: “I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care, I need the car right now.”
This image, taken through the window screen of a woman’s home in Watertown, gives you a sense of what was and is happening on the ground.