Second Boston Bombing Suspect Captured
Boston CBS affiliate, WBZ-TV reported that police surrounded Tsarnaev hiding on a boat.
Tsarnaev, 19, had been on the run since early Friday morning after a firefight with police that killed his brother and fellow bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ran over his wounded brother as he fled from police, The Boston Globe reported. Prior to hiding on the boat, the suspect had eluded a dragnet, abandoned the car he was driving and escaped on foot.
According to CNBC, a Watertown resident noticed blood on the cover of her trailered boat, parked in her backyard, and called police. Authorities arrived after thermal imaging showed someone was hiding inside.
The ninteen-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is now recieving medical treatment. Residents of Boston have been given official clearance to leave their homes and travel the town normally. Many individuals in the area have taken to the street in celebration of the arrest.
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