The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.
Authorities have released video and close-up images of two young men carrying backpacks that are being sought for questioning in the Boston Marathon Bombings.
2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing.
2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arr
9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.
CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported
No doubt we will see video from next to the explosions and reactions from the blocks around, but this short video of police, marathon medical personnel and by-standers rushing INTO the aftermath is what makes America great.
Tim Wright of Sauk Rapids is one of several local people who were in Boston today (Monday) for the marathon. Wright says he had just finished the race, and was only two blocks away when he heard the blasts.
Larry Hosch a former State Representative from St. Joseph ran in the Boston Marathon today (Monday). He says he finished the race, and had just left the finish line area before the explosions.