Boston Marathon evil and innocence: Bomber and victim just yards apart seconds before blast
This chilling picture shows Dzhokar Tsarnaev sneaking away after leaving one of the rucksack bombs close to Martin Richard
AN innocent youngster stands just moments from death – as his killer lurks behind him.
This chilling picture shows Dzhokar Tsarnaev sneaking away after leaving one of the rucksack bombs close to Martin Richard, eight.And terror returned to the streets of Boston today as the two crazed marathon bombers tried to flee police in a string of dramatic shootouts and car chases.Millions of petrified residents locked themselves inside homes and businesses and schools and shops closed as 9,000 heavily-armed personnel hunted down Chechen brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev through eerily quiet districts.Tamerlan, 26, was killed in a gunfight after he tried to blow up officers who had tracked down a SUV the pair had earlier carjacked.But 19-year-old Dzhokar managed to flee the carnage and was tonight still on the run, leaving behind him a trail of destruction that included a dead policeman and another seriously hurt.As the hunt for him intensified, officers cordoned off a 20 block area in the city’s Watertown district and surrounded a house.
Frightening: A police officer evacuates a shoeless man holding a child
Several frightened neighbours were escorted away as officers ordered them out with loud hailers.Andrew Kitzenberg, who lives near the scene of the shootout, told how he saw the two terrorists firing at police in a battle heard by locals who peered out from behind their curtains to catch a glimpse of the drama unfolding.He also said one of the brothers hurled what looked like a pressure cooker bomb – the type of device used in the marathon explosion that killed three people and left 178 hurt at the finish on Monday.Andrew said the pair fired at six police cars 70 or 80 yards away.He added: “There was a long exchange of gunfire. I saw them light this bomb. They threw it towards the officers."There was smoke that covered our entire street.”At that point Tamerlan decided to rush the officers but was gunned down.
High alert: Police take position In his desperation to get away Dzhokar – said to be a second year medical student – jumped into the stolen car and reversed over his dead brother. He forced his way through the police lines and screeched off into the night.As dawn broke over the shocked city, police chiefs ordered everyone to stay indoors and warned against approaching Dzhokar who was “armed and extremely dangerous” and in would be in a state of panic.Buses, trains and taxis were shut down and flights were temporarily halted as the hunt continued last night.With police in combat gear brandishing a frightening display of weaponry, backed up by armoured cars and a fleet of squad vehicles, streets of one of America’s most tranquil cities were turned into a virtual war zone.The chaotic sequence of events that led to Tamerlan’s death and the search for his brother, began after the FBI released photos and surveillance videos of the pair at the scene of the bombing.They were immediately inundated with calls from the public and agents said publishing the pictures spooked the two killers who had been lying low.Just six hours later, a rookie policeman at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 26-year-old Sean Collier, was found dead in his vehicle.He had multiple gunshot wounds and had not even had time to pull out his weapon.There were claims the officer accidentally came across the brothers after being called out to a robbery at a convenience store.Police then received reports of the armed carjacking of the black Mercedes SUV in the nearby suburb of Cambridge.
Shootout; Police confront the two suspects
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Scores of squad cars rushed to the scene to find the vehicle.But after being held at gunpoint for 30 tense minutes by the brothers, the victim was inexplicably released unhurt and dropped off at a petrol station.Police quickly found the SUV and the gun drama began. As officers homed in on Dzhokar, residents said Boston looked like a ghost town as they heeded the warnings to stay indoors.Grocer Jim Steinman said: “It’s like it is Christmas Day but in April, everything is shut. What normally is one of my busiest days has been a total disaster.“But what is more important a few bucks in the till or your life?“It must of cost the city millions of dollars in lost revenue but we just pray no one else is killed in this tragedy.”More than a million people were instructed to “shelter-in-place” the police euphemism for staying indoors wherever they were.Bomb victim Jeff Bauman, whose lower legs were blown off in the attack, helped identify Tamerlan when he woke up in hospital after surgery.His brother Chris said the 27-year-old had looked into the eyes of the cowardly terrorist who tried to kill him.He saw a man wearing a cap, sunglasses and a black jacket over a hooded sweatshirt drop at bag at his feet.. Chris added: “He woke up in hospital under so much drugs, asked for a paper and pen and wrote, ‘Bag, saw the guy, looked right at me.’”There were many false alarms in the hunt for Dzhokar, as the tension soared in the frightened city. A man with hearing aids was overpowered by officers but quickly sent on his way.Police and FBI agents also searched the New York home of a sister of the maniac bombers in a bid to find out more about them. She has not been named.A computer was removed from the property. The three-storey brick house across the Hudson River was last night cordoned off by police.The woman, speaking through a crack in the door, said she was sorry for the families who lost loved ones, but insisted she “didn’t know what had got into her two brothers”.Tamerlan was taken to Beth Israel hospital, where 12 of the most critically wounded victims of the marathon bombing are still being treated, and was pronounced dead by medics there.
This chilling picture shows Dzhokar Tsarnaev sneaking away after leaving one of the rucksack bombs close to Martin Richard
AN innocent youngster stands just moments from death – as his killer lurks behind him.
This chilling picture shows Dzhokar Tsarnaev sneaking away after leaving one of the rucksack bombs close to Martin Richard, eight.And terror returned to the streets of Boston today as the two crazed marathon bombers tried to flee police in a string of dramatic shootouts and car chases.Millions of petrified residents locked themselves inside homes and businesses and schools and shops closed as 9,000 heavily-armed personnel hunted down Chechen brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev through eerily quiet districts.Tamerlan, 26, was killed in a gunfight after he tried to blow up officers who had tracked down a SUV the pair had earlier carjacked.But 19-year-old Dzhokar managed to flee the carnage and was tonight still on the run, leaving behind him a trail of destruction that included a dead policeman and another seriously hurt.As the hunt for him intensified, officers cordoned off a 20 block area in the city’s Watertown district and surrounded a house.
Frightening: A police officer evacuates a shoeless man holding a child Several frightened neighbours were escorted away as officers ordered them out with loud hailers.Andrew Kitzenberg, who lives near the scene of the shootout, told how he saw the two terrorists firing at police in a battle heard by locals who peered out from behind their curtains to catch a glimpse of the drama unfolding.He also said one of the brothers hurled what looked like a pressure cooker bomb – the type of device used in the marathon explosion that killed three people and left 178 hurt at the finish on Monday.Andrew said the pair fired at six police cars 70 or 80 yards away.He added: “There was a long exchange of gunfire. I saw them light this bomb. They threw it towards the officers."There was smoke that covered our entire street.”At that point Tamerlan decided to rush the officers but was gunned down.
High alert: Police take position In his desperation to get away Dzhokar – said to be a second year medical student – jumped into the stolen car and reversed over his dead brother. He forced his way through the police lines and screeched off into the night.As dawn broke over the shocked city, police chiefs ordered everyone to stay indoors and warned against approaching Dzhokar who was “armed and extremely dangerous” and in would be in a state of panic.Buses, trains and taxis were shut down and flights were temporarily halted as the hunt continued last night.With police in combat gear brandishing a frightening display of weaponry, backed up by armoured cars and a fleet of squad vehicles, streets of one of America’s most tranquil cities were turned into a virtual war zone.The chaotic sequence of events that led to Tamerlan’s death and the search for his brother, began after the FBI released photos and surveillance videos of the pair at the scene of the bombing.They were immediately inundated with calls from the public and agents said publishing the pictures spooked the two killers who had been lying low.Just six hours later, a rookie policeman at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 26-year-old Sean Collier, was found dead in his vehicle.He had multiple gunshot wounds and had not even had time to pull out his weapon.There were claims the officer accidentally came across the brothers after being called out to a robbery at a convenience store.Police then received reports of the armed carjacking of the black Mercedes SUV in the nearby suburb of Cambridge. Shootout; Police confront the two suspects Splash News
Scores of squad cars rushed to the scene to find the vehicle.But after being held at gunpoint for 30 tense minutes by the brothers, the victim was inexplicably released unhurt and dropped off at a petrol station.Police quickly found the SUV and the gun drama began. As officers homed in on Dzhokar, residents said Boston looked like a ghost town as they heeded the warnings to stay indoors.Grocer Jim Steinman said: “It’s like it is Christmas Day but in April, everything is shut. What normally is one of my busiest days has been a total disaster.“But what is more important a few bucks in the till or your life?“It must of cost the city millions of dollars in lost revenue but we just pray no one else is killed in this tragedy.”More than a million people were instructed to “shelter-in-place” the police euphemism for staying indoors wherever they were.Bomb victim Jeff Bauman, whose lower legs were blown off in the attack, helped identify Tamerlan when he woke up in hospital after surgery.His brother Chris said the 27-year-old had looked into the eyes of the cowardly terrorist who tried to kill him.He saw a man wearing a cap, sunglasses and a black jacket over a hooded sweatshirt drop at bag at his feet.. Chris added: “He woke up in hospital under so much drugs, asked for a paper and pen and wrote, ‘Bag, saw the guy, looked right at me.’”There were many false alarms in the hunt for Dzhokar, as the tension soared in the frightened city. A man with hearing aids was overpowered by officers but quickly sent on his way.Police and FBI agents also searched the New York home of a sister of the maniac bombers in a bid to find out more about them. She has not been named.A computer was removed from the property. The three-storey brick house across the Hudson River was last night cordoned off by police.The woman, speaking through a crack in the door, said she was sorry for the families who lost loved ones, but insisted she “didn’t know what had got into her two brothers”.Tamerlan was taken to Beth Israel hospital, where 12 of the most critically wounded victims of the marathon bombing are still being treated, and was pronounced dead by medics there.