Reports Of A Standoff As Police Search For Second Boston Bombing Suspect

UPDATE: Reports of shots fired, suspect cornered in Watertown, Mass. “We believe this to be a terrorist. We believe this to be a man who has come here to kill people," says the police commissioner. [Last updated at 8:45 p.m.]

Here's what we know so far:

1. One suspect is at large; one suspect is dead.

2. These are the alleged Boston Marathon bombers. Last night, authorities released images of the two suspects in Monday's bombings, which killed three people and wounded more than 180 others. Boston Police confirmed early Friday morning that the two men were tied to the attacks.

3. The two suspects have been identified as brothers, American citizens whose family emigrated to the United States from Chechnya, Russia: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (at large) and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (deceased). They had been living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for several years.

4. Despite initial reports, the suspects did not rob a 7-Eleven Thursday night. This began when the suspects allegedly shot a MIT campus police officer in his car around 10:30 p.m. The 26-year-old officer, who died of his injuries, has been identified as Sean Collier.

5. The suspects carjacked a Mercedes-Benz SUV and drove to Watertown, Massachusetts, after they shot the MIT campus police officer. The suspects bragged to the car's driver that they were the marathon bombers. The brothers began the night driving a Honda Civic, which they used to hijack the SUV.

6. When Watertown police spotted the car and tried to pull it over, the suspects fled, throwing explosives out the window at officers. They exchanged gunfire with police during the chase that followed, and a Boston transit police officer was shot and wounded. Witnesses in Watertown reported hearing multiple gunshots and explosions early Friday morning.

7. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was fatally shot when he ran toward Watertown police officers and attempted to set off an IED that was strapped to his chest. He died soon after he arrived at Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center.

8. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev escaped police capture by driving the SUV through a line of police officers. NBC News reports that he drove over his brother as he fled the scene.

9. The city of Boston was on total lockdown from early Friday morning until 6:10 p.m.. Businesses and schools closed for the day. Officials suspended all mass transit. Boston residents were told to stay in their homes until the suspect was caught. The city's streets were deserted.

10. Reports of shots fired in Watertown, Mass. as of 7:00 p.m.

Here's how it happened:

Boston police battled the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings as a manhunt turned into a chaotic and deadly shoot-out Friday morning in nearby Watertown, Massachusetts, according to state and local officials and social media reports.

"We believe this to be a terrorist. We believe this to be a man who has come here to kill people," Boston police commissioner Ed Davis told reporters at a press conference held after 4 a.m. Friday in a mall parking lot. Friday morning, the Associated Press and NBC reported that the two men were brothers and legal residents from the Russian region of Chechya and that one, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was still at large.

The overnight battle, which began at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, came just five hours after police and federal authorities released images of two men, wearing baseball caps, in the minutes before and after the bombing, prompting a vast national hunt.

The chase

Mass. State Police Superintendent Colonel Timothy P. Alben told reporters last night's incident began with a robbery at a 7-Eleven convenience store [NOTE: This was later proven not to be true].

An MIT campus police officer died after being shot multiple times Friday evening, according to a statement from the City of Cambridge.

After the shoot-out at MIT, the two suspects then carjacked a Mercedes SUV, Alben said at the press conference. They held the driver, then released the driver, "shaken up but physically unharmed," the local television station WCVB reported.

The suspects told the carjacking victim that they were the marathon bombers, NBC News reported.

"Several explosive devices were discharged from the car at the police officers," Alben said.

"One of the suspects was struck and ultimately taken into custody," he said. "The second suspect was able to flee from that car."

A witness in Watertown, Andrew Kitzenberg, told The New York Times that he saw two men in jackets exchanging "constant gunfire" with police officers. A police SUV "drove towards the shooters" and was shot until it was badly damaged and rolled out of control, hitting two cars in his driveway, Kitzenberg said.

The two shooters then threw a large bomb that looked "like a pressure cooker," which then exploded, he said.

One suspect was tackled by police, Kitzenberg told the Times. The other got back into the SUV and drove directly at officers. The car "went right through the cops, broke right through and continued west," he said.

NBC News reported that the suspect in the car "drove over" the other suspect as he made his escape.

The suspects

Police named the suspects in the bombing and the frantic Watertown chase as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, according to the Associated Press and NBC News.

An official said that "tactical teams" from at least four agencies were pursuing the second suspect, a "light-skinned or caucasian male with longer brown curly hair," who matched the description of a man at the bombing scene in a white hat, on foot in Watertown Friday morning.

"He should be considered armed and dangerous and is a threat to anybody who might approach him," Boston police commissioner Ed Davis told reporters.

Speculation on Reddit and Twitter suggested that a suspect could be an American college student who had been reported missing, but NBC reporter Pete Williams, a consistently reliable source through the week in Boston, reported early Monday morning that the suspects had "overseas military training."

"Law enforcement sources said the suspects have international links and have been in the country legally for about a year," NBC reported.

The suspect was brought to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Medical Center, where hospital CEO Kevin Tabb official described the slain suspect at a press conference as an "adult male" who was brought in by the "large police presence."

The doctor who treated the suspect, Dr. David Schoenfeld, would not say what was done for the patient once he arrived at the hospital. A second doctor, Richard Wolfe, described the man as suffering from "blast and potentially gunshot wounds ... probably a blast injury [and] possibly shrapnel" throughout his trunk.

"We don't have any identity on the name of the deceased patient," Tabb said.

Chaos in Watertown

Kitzenberg, also tweeted the police hunt that led through his backyard and put a bullet hole through his wall.

Officers went house to house and yard to yard in Watertown Friday morning, and WCVB reported just before 6:00 a.m. that officers with guns drawn surrounded and entered a house on Dexter Avenue in Watertown, before moving on.

Another man was detained, stripped naked, and searched by the FBI, the journalist Seth Mnookin reported on Twitter. That suspect "end[ed] up being released. Apparently wrong place/time."

MIT issued a statement early Friday mourning the death of the university police officer: "MIT is heartbroken by the news that an MIT Police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty on Thursday night on campus. Our thoughts are now with the family."

Watertown is a town just to the west of Cambridge, across the Charles River from Boston.

Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau and other officials at a news conference just before 6 a.m. said the businesses were asked to stay closed in Watertown and that people need to stay inside in Watertown, Cambridge, Newton, and Waltham. All Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority service also is suspended until further notice, an official said.

Harvard University, in nearby Cambridge, also canceled classes Friday.

Police scanner reporting shots fired in Watertown, Mass.

MIT: Cambridge police scanner reporting shots fired in Watertown in vicinity of Dexter and Laurel. (@billy_baker)

MIT: Cambridge police scanner reporting shots fired in Watertown in vicinity of Dexter and Laurel. (@billy_baker)-- BuzzFeed News

Reported location:

Suspects are throwing explosives at officers:

Major explosion, suspects are throwing explosives at officers.

Major explosion, suspects are throwing explosives at officers.-- Steve

The police scanner reports that two officers are down:

Officer down in Watertown on Dexter.-- Steve

Scanner: Report of a 2nd officer down. Hand grenades and explosives.

Scanner: Report of a 2nd officer down. Hand grenades and explosives.-- BuzzFeed News

The police scanner also reports that one suspect is in custody and one is down on the ground.

One suspect down, on Laurel St.-- Adam Gaffin

RT @BlogsofWar: Boston scanner - "One in custody. One down on the ground at gunpoint not in custody yet"

RT @BlogsofWar: Boston scanner - "One in custody. One down on the ground at gunpoint not in custody yet"-- BuzzFeed News

UPDATE — April 19, 2013, 1:19 a.m. EDT: Photos from the scene.

Mt Auburn and Irma in Watertown. Have never before seen this show of force #necn http://t.co/msj8QcbaFV

Mt Auburn and Irma in Watertown. Have never before seen this show of force #necn http://t.co/msj8QcbaFV-- Josh Brogadir

RT @patrickdehahn: Photo from @feyzaburak: Seeing real guns everywhere http://t.co/fC1H0HavWK

RT @patrickdehahn: Photo from @feyzaburak: Seeing real guns everywhere http://t.co/fC1H0HavWK-- BuzzFeed News

Swat arrives in Watertown http://t.co/0zGLXE1mjJ

Swat arrives in Watertown http://t.co/0zGLXE1mjJ-- Matthew Gregoire

RT @dhausleon7: Seat truck and heavily armed officers in Watertown. #7news http://t.co/d29toMvilE

RT @dhausleon7: Seat truck and heavily armed officers in Watertown. #7news http://t.co/d29toMvilE-- BuzzFeed News

UPDATE — 1:24 a.m.: Police yelling second suspect in custody.

Police yelling second suspect in custody.

Police yelling second suspect in custody.-- Sean Kelly

UPDATE — 1:32 a.m.: Correction the second suspect is still outstanding.

MSP confirming the second suspect is still outstanding.

MSP confirming the second suspect is still outstanding.-- Steve

UPDATE — 1:45 a.m.: Bomb squad is on the scene.

Backpacks left on laurel st. Bomb squad is out #mit #mitshooting #boston http://t.co/0A3Mjmshkz

Backpacks left on laurel st. Bomb squad is out #mit #mitshooting #boston http://t.co/0A3Mjmshkz-- Andrew Kitzenberg

UPDATE — 1:50 a.m. EDT: First report of a pressure cooker bomb.

Local resident says two men threw what appeared to be "pressure cooker bomb" at police. Bomb robot still on Laurel St, he says.

Local resident says two men threw what appeared to be "pressure cooker bomb" at police. Bomb robot still on Laurel St, he says.-- Ravi Somaiya

UPDATE — 2:17 a.m.: National Guard, FBI, and more Boston Police arrive on the scene.

National Guard is on scene assisting in Watertown #fox25 #wbz http://t.co/pFQYKGlxNa

National Guard is on scene assisting in Watertown #fox25 #wbz http://t.co/pFQYKGlxNa-- Matthew Gregoire

FBI team arrives w/more Boston PD. http://t.co/GEBiJwn6Lp

FBI team arrives w/more Boston PD. http://t.co/GEBiJwn6Lp-- Seth Mnookin

UPDATE — 3:52 a.m.: Reuters and Getty documented the chase.

UPDATE - 4:10 a.m.: Police confirm one suspect is dead.

Law enforcement confirmation: First suspect was 'critically injured' and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead - WCVB broadcast

Law enforcement confirmation: First suspect was 'critically injured' and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead - WCVB broadcast-- Jon Passantino

WCVB provides Middlesex Co. DA's summary of events http://t.co/YaTF5Mfxqm

WCVB provides Middlesex Co. DA's summary of events http://t.co/YaTF5Mfxqm-- CSTB

Update: 4:35 a.m.: Police released a picture from 7-11 surveillance tape of the suspect who is still at large.

WANTED: Police Searching for Suspect (Picture Provided) http://t.co/Y3SBbWZe6o

WANTED: Police Searching for Suspect (Picture Provided) http://t.co/Y3SBbWZe6o-- Boston Police Dept.

Update — 5:03 a.m.: NBC's Pete Williams reports the suspects had "overseas military training" and had been here "about a year."

NBC's PETE WILLIAMS: "Authorities say these people came from overseas... had overseas military training... been here about a year."

NBC's PETE WILLIAMS: "Authorities say these people came from overseas... had overseas military training... been here about a year."-- Dylan Byers

NBC reiterating its report that suspects came from overseas a year ago, and have military background.

NBC reiterating its report that suspects came from overseas a year ago, and have military background.-- Joseph Weisenthal

Update - 6:42 a.m.: The Associated Press reports that the suspects are Russian.

BREAKING: AP sources: Boston bomb suspects from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least 1 year. -SS

BREAKING: AP sources: Boston bomb suspects from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least 1 year. -SS-- The Associated Press

Update - 6:47 a.m.: Boston Police Department advises residents to stay indoors. Classes have been cancelled at various schools.

#CommunityAlert: Residents of Watertown, Waltham, Newton, Belmont, Cambridge and Allston Brighton reminded to stay indoors.

#CommunityAlert: Residents of Watertown, Waltham, Newton, Belmont, Cambridge and Allston Brighton reminded to stay indoors.-- Boston Police Dept.

i fell asleep to the sound of helicopters overhead and woke up to this on my front door--whoa http://t.co/oz4ZTgjyoo

i fell asleep to the sound of helicopters overhead and woke up to this on my front door--whoa http://t.co/oz4ZTgjyoo-- Juliana Hatfield

Emerson is closed until further notice while the search for the bomber continues. No MBTA Service. Stay at home and where you are.

Emerson is closed until further notice while the search for the bomber continues. No MBTA Service. Stay at home and where you are.-- Emerson College

Due to police activity, Amtrak service is temporarily suspended between Boston and Providence, R.I.

Due to police activity, Amtrak service is temporarily suspended between Boston and Providence, R.I.-- Amtrak Northeast

Following state guidance, MIT employees should not come in to campus today. http://t.co/L0KetBBsjr

Following state guidance, MIT employees should not come in to campus today. http://t.co/L0KetBBsjr-- MIT

Update - 6:51 a.m.: NBC News reports that the suspects are brothers.

Both are legal permanent residents of the United States. The suspect still at large is 19 years old.

Update 6:56 a.m.: The Associated Press and NBC News name the suspect.

BREAKING: AP: Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass. -SS

BREAKING: AP: Surviving Boston bomb suspect identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass. -SS-- The Associated Press

Update - 7:13 a.m.: Images of the suspect from his social media page.

BREAKING: PHOTO of alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from his social network account http://t.co/ADWuRPRvvR http://t.co/rZ6YvtIQMF

BREAKING: PHOTO of alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from his social network account http://t.co/ADWuRPRvvR http://t.co/rZ6YvtIQMF-- RT

MORE: FBI PHOTO of Boston bombing suspect & photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from his VKontakte page http://t.co/ADWuRPRvvR http://t.co/pBktpUwOpj

MORE: FBI PHOTO of Boston bombing suspect & photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from his VKontakte page http://t.co/ADWuRPRvvR http://t.co/pBktpUwOpj-- RT

MORE: Alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar A Tsarnaev last seen on his page in Vkontakte roughly 10 hours ago via mobile http://t.co/ADWuRPRvvR

MORE: Alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar A Tsarnaev last seen on his page in Vkontakte roughly 10 hours ago via mobile http://t.co/ADWuRPRvvR-- RT

Update - 7:45 a.m.: The suspect's brother has been identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

NBC reports that the Tamerlan Tsarnaev is 26 years old, which matches this MA voter's registration.

Update - 7:59 a.m.: Authorities have released a new Wanted poster for the suspect currently at large.

Update - 8:00 a.m.: Police have arrived at 410 Norfolk Street — the house where the suspects are believed to have lived.

Boston Globe reports:

A bomb squad has arrived on Norfolk Street between Cambridge and Webster streets in Cambridge near Inman Square, where the Marathon bombing suspects reportedly lived. State Police and the FBI had blocked off the area earlier this morning, and police escorted residents from their homes and scoured the area around the suspects' apartment.

Update - 8:15 a.m.: In a press conference, Governor Deval Patrick says all Boston residents should shelter-in-place.

Governor Patrick asks Boston residents to remain inside as search for suspect continues.

Governor Patrick asks Boston residents to remain inside as search for suspect continues.-- Boston Police Dept.

Update - 8:49 a.m.: Police have surrounded a house in Watertown and have also taken an unidentified person into custody.

BREAKING NEWS: SWAT team, armored car surrounding both car and house near intersection of Quimby and Willow Park in Watertown.

BREAKING NEWS: SWAT team, armored car surrounding both car and house near intersection of Quimby and Willow Park in Watertown.-- The Boston Globe

JUST IN: Authorities take unidentified person into custody as manhunt for second bomber continues in #Boston

JUST IN: Authorities take unidentified person into custody as manhunt for second bomber continues in #Boston-- NBC News

Update - 8:55 a.m.: Two people are now in custody.

Update: 2 people in custody at house on Norfolk St, Watertown; area secured by dozens of FBI agents - @NBCNews

Update: 2 people in custody at house on Norfolk St, Watertown; area secured by dozens of FBI agents - @NBCNews-- Breaking News

Update - 9:06 a.m.: Suspects' uncle: "They do not deserve to exist on this earth."

WBZ-TV: Recorded from a live broadcast. / Via buzzfeed.com

Update - 9:10 a.m.: WGRZ news reports that two Russian nationals have been stopped at Niagra Falls.

Police source: 2 Russian nationals pulled over in Niagara Falls; 4 suspicious backpacks in the car, robot & bomb techs on scene.

Police source: 2 Russian nationals pulled over in Niagara Falls; 4 suspicious backpacks in the car, robot & bomb techs on scene.-- WGRZ

Update - 9:17 a.m.: The FBI has released a new image of the suspect.

Update - 9:24 a.m.: The father of the suspects has given a statement to the Associated Press.

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The father of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing claims that his son who is still on the loose is a smart and accomplished young man.

Anzor Tsarnaev spoke with The Associated Press by telephone from the Russian city of Makhachkala on Friday after police said one of his sons, 26-year-old Tamerlan, had been killed in a shootout and the other, Dzhokhar, was being intensely pursued.

"My son is a true angel," the elder Tsarnaev said. "Dzhokhar is a second-year medical student in the U.S. He is such an intelligent boy. We expected him to come on holidays here."

Update - 9:25 a.m.: President Obama will be briefed on the situation at 9:30.

NBC's Pete Williams: AG Holder and FBI Director Mueller set to brief President Obama at 9:30.

NBC's Pete Williams: AG Holder and FBI Director Mueller set to brief President Obama at 9:30.-- Ellie Hall

Update - 9:28 a.m.: The city of Boston is on total lockdown.

625,000 people in the Boston area are on lockdown. (@ABC)

625,000 people in the Boston area are on lockdown. (@ABC)-- BuzzFeed News

Update - 9:40 a.m.: Police in three states are on the lookout for a Honda CRV with Massachusetts license plate number 36Es9.

New York Police have issued an alert to be on the lookout for Honda CRV, MA Plate No. 36ES9. White male may be wearing a suicide vest

New York Police have issued an alert to be on the lookout for Honda CRV, MA Plate No. 36ES9. White male may be wearing a suicide vest-- MetroBoston

BREAKING NEWS - CONNECTICUT POLICE ASKED TO PUT OUT AN APB FOR HONDA CRV MA TAG #316ES9 POSSIBLE SUSPECT WITH SUICIDE VEST. NBC. #911BUFF

BREAKING NEWS - CONNECTICUT POLICE ASKED TO PUT OUT AN APB FOR HONDA CRV MA TAG #316ES9 POSSIBLE SUSPECT WITH SUICIDE VEST. NBC. #911BUFF-- 911 Operator

Update - 9:43 a.m.: The officer killed in last night's shoot-out has been identified.

MIT officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, was identified as the victim in last night’s shooting. http://t.co/SkXloG4KmF

MIT officer Sean Collier, 26, of Somerville, was identified as the victim in last night’s shooting. http://t.co/SkXloG4KmF-- Cambridge Chronicle

Update - 9:47 a.m.: Boston bomber's friend describes his classmate: “He was literally among the sweetest, most laid back guys I've ever known.”

Update - 9:51 a.m.: Boston hospitals are locked down.

Boston hospitals in lockdown. Patients discharged can't leave; others can't come in unless via ambulance. MD's can't go or leave either.

Boston hospitals in lockdown. Patients discharged can't leave; others can't come in unless via ambulance. MD's can't go or leave either.-- debkotz2

Update - 10:01 a.m.: Police think the suspect may be wearing an explosive vest.

BREAKING NEWS: Police fear suspect in terror bombings is wearing an explosive vest, source tells Globe.

BREAKING NEWS: Police fear suspect in terror bombings is wearing an explosive vest, source tells Globe.-- The Boston Globe

Update - 10:08 a.m.: All public transportation service in Boston has been suspended.

#MBTA Service suspended until further notice. If at an MBTA station - do not congregate there, return home. http://t.co/20gNKwWSQK

#MBTA Service suspended until further notice. If at an MBTA station - do not congregate there, return home. http://t.co/20gNKwWSQK-- City of Boston

Update - 10:11 a.m.: At Niagra Falls, police are telling residents to keep away from the Massachusetts vehicle they stopped earlier.

Police in #NiagaraFalls telling residents to move 100 feet back from vehicle with Mass. plates. Scene remains calm

Police in #NiagaraFalls telling residents to move 100 feet back from vehicle with Mass. plates. Scene remains calm-- WGRZ

ICE Immigration and Custom Enforcement now on scene @WGRZ

ICE Immigration and Custom Enforcement now on scene @WGRZ-- Heather Ly

Update - 10:15 a.m.: WCVB reports that the suspect at large is a student at UMASS Dartmouth and was seen there after the bombings this week.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a student at UMASS Dartmouth and was seen there this week AFTER the bombings #wcvb

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a student at UMASS Dartmouth and was seen there this week AFTER the bombings #wcvb-- Scott Isaacs

Update - 10:21 a.m.: President Obama met with his national security team in the White House Situation Room for a briefing on the investigation.

President Obama and top aides met Friday morning in the Situation Room for updates on the developing situation in Boston. Vice President Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder also attended the running briefings.

Update - 10:43 a.m.: Officials concerned that the suspects' house may be booby-trapped.

Media being ordered on to the ground http://t.co/AZkgH3MXVD

Media being ordered on to the ground http://t.co/AZkgH3MXVD-- Tony Tull

Update - 10:50 a.m.: The Associated Press reports that the SUV linked to the suspects has been found.

Police find SUV believed to be linked to Boston suspect: http://t.co/ZPjKX8MIUB

Police find SUV believed to be linked to Boston suspect: http://t.co/ZPjKX8MIUB-- The Associated Press

Update - 11:15 a.m.: People are pretending to be the suspects on Twitter. These accounts have been proven to be fake.

Update - 11:28 a.m.: Chechen president releases a statement online: “Any attempt to draw a connection between Chechnya and Tsarnaevs — if they are guilty — is futile.”

Any attempt to draw a connection between Chechnya and Tsarnaevs — if they are guilty — is futile. They were raised in the United States, and their attitudes and beliefs were formed there. It is necessary to seek the roots of this evil in America. The whole world must struggle against terrorism — that we know better than anyone else. We hope for the recovery of all the victims, and we mourn with the Americans.

Update - 11:38 a.m.: BBC reports that the suspects' father believes his sons were framed by the special services for being Muslim.

BBC Monitoring reports that a man named Anzor, who said he was Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's father, told Russia's Interfax news agency his children were framed.

"The special services framed my children because they are believing Muslims," he was quoted as saying. "Why did they kill Tamerlan? They should have taken him alive. The younger one is now on the run; he was studying in his second year at a medical institute in the US. We were expecting him home in the holidays. Now I don't know what will happen."

Update - 11:40 a.m.: Russian president Vladimir Putin has released a statement.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin has called the Boston Marathon explosions a "disgusting" crime.

Putin has offered assistance in investigating Monday's twin bombings in Boston that killed three people and wounded more than 170, saying in a condolences note Tuesday that the international community should come together to fight terrorism.

He followed up on that Thursday while opening the Ice Hockey Under 18 World Championship in Sochi, Russia's Black Sea resort that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Speaking before the game of Russian and U.S. teams, Putin called for a moment of silence and offered condolences. He said that the fact that the Boston attack occurred during a major sports event made it "particularly disgusting."

Russian officials have pledged to do everything necessary to ensure security of the Sochi Games.

Update - 11:40 a.m.: Secretary of State John Kerry: "We've been in a direct confrontation with evil."

John Kerry Not Talking About Chechnya Ties To Boston Bombing:
Secretary Of State steers clear of foreign policy implications after Boston bombings.

Update - 11:46.am.: The FBI has issued a new Wanted poster for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Update - 12:03 p.m.: Ruslan Tsarni, the Boston bombing suspects' uncle, has denounced his nephews in an angry impromptu press conference.

Via buzzfeed.com

Update - 12:12 p.m.: A high school classmate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev confirms to BuzzFeed that @J_tsar is his Twitter account.

Update - 12:48 p.m.: Amtrak has suspended all service from NY - Boston.

UPDATE: All Amtrak service is suspended NY to Boston indefinitely. Trains are currently operating as scheduled DC - NY.

UPDATE: All Amtrak service is suspended NY to Boston indefinitely. Trains are currently operating as scheduled DC - NY.-- Amtrak Northeast

Update - 1:03 p.m.: Massachusetts Police announce that there will be a controlled explosion at the suspects' home on Norfolk Street, Cambridge.

From @MassStatePolice: There will be a controlled explosion on Norfolk Street in #Cambridge this afternoon by authorities

From @MassStatePolice: There will be a controlled explosion on Norfolk Street in #Cambridge this afternoon by authorities-- MEMA

Update - 1:40 p.m.: Sister of alleged bombers speaks to press, FBI.

Twenty-six year-old Alina Tsarnaeva spoke to the Newark Star-Ledger before FBI agents arrived at her West New York, New Jersey apartment:

"They were great people. I never would have expected it," said the woman, of the suspects in Monday's bombing. "They are smart – I don't know what's gotten into them."

Through a slight crack in the door of a West New York apartment this morning, the woman answered a few questions. She referred to Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, and his brother Tamerlan, 26, as her own "brothers."

Alina Tsarnaeva told reporters that she had not seen either of her brothers in years and referred to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — who is still at large — an "amazing child."

"No I'm not OK — no one is okay right now," she said. "I'm hurt for everyone who has been hurt. I'm sorry for all the people who are hurt and for all the people who lost their lives."

Update - 1:45 p.m.: ABC reports that 15 police officers were injured in Thursday night's firefight.

#Breaking: 15 police officers were taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, MA for injuries sustained in last night's police activity

#Breaking: 15 police officers were taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, MA for injuries sustained in last night's police activity-- ABC News

Update - 2:00 p.m.: Connecticut and Massachusetts police have issued a new bulletin looking for a Green Honda Civic.

#WANTED: Police seeking MA Plate: 116-GC7, ’99 Honda Sedan, Color - Green. Possible suspect car. Do not approach. http://t.co/IVCPtmVwRT

#WANTED: Police seeking MA Plate: 116-GC7, ’99 Honda Sedan, Color - Green. Possible suspect car. Do not approach. http://t.co/IVCPtmVwRT-- Boston Police Dept.

Update - 2:27 p.m.: Suspected bombers' aunt tells press she is suspicious that the attacks were staged.

Via buzzfeed.com

Update - 2:30 p.m.: Massachusetts Police report that they have the Honda Civic in their possession.

Media reporting we are looking for a Honda Civic reg 116GC7, please note that we have that car. We are not looking for it. BOLO recalled

Media reporting we are looking for a Honda Civic reg 116GC7, please note that we have that car. We are not looking for it. BOLO recalled-- MASS STATE POLICE

Update - 2:42 p.m.: The White House releases an image of President Obama meeting with his national security team to discuss the Boston investigation.

Update - 3:06 p.m.: CBS News reports that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was seen yesterday in his dorm room at UMass Dartmouth yesterday afternoon.

Anthony Mason of CBS reports that he talked to a friend for 10 minutes in his dorm room around noon on Thursday. He drove off later in a green Honda Civic, telling his friend that he "had things to do."

Update - 3:12 p.m.: Boston police have postponed public events planned for Friday night.

#CommunityAlert: Bruins Game, Red Sox Game & Big Apple Circus performance scheduled for tonite have been postponed.

#CommunityAlert: Bruins Game, Red Sox Game & Big Apple Circus performance scheduled for tonite have been postponed.-- Boston Police Dept.

Update - 3:22 p.m.: In a live interview, the suspects' father tells CNN that "someone framed" his sons.

CNN / Via buzzfeed.com

Anzor Tsaraev: "Someone framed them. I don't know who exactly did it, but someone did. And being cowards, they shot the boy dead. There are cops like this."

CNN reported that the interview was cut short because Russian authorities took the suspects' father away.

Update - 3:48 p.m.: New pictures have emerged of suspected bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the Boston Marathon on Monday. One image shows 8-year-old bombing casualty Martin Richard, Dzhokhar and an unattended backpack before the explosion.

Dzhokhar appears to have stuck around to watch the aftermath of the bombings.

Update - 4:17 p.m.: NBC News reports that 7 IEDs have been recovered so far in the investigation.

The homemade explosives were discovered in Watertown and in the suspects' house in Cambridge.

Update - 4:43 p.m.: Massachusetts state police issue a correction about the suspects' car via Twitter.

Media--earlier reports, statements that suspects were in Honda CRV before carjacking were incorrect. They were in the Honda Civic.

Media--earlier reports, statements that suspects were in Honda CRV before carjacking were incorrect. They were in the Honda Civic.-- MASS STATE POLICE

We apologize for the confusion. Wrong model of Honda. Suspects were in Civic, not CRV. Sorry, it has been a fast-moving day.

We apologize for the confusion. Wrong model of Honda. Suspects were in Civic, not CRV. Sorry, it has been a fast-moving day.-- MASS STATE POLICE

Update - 5:10 p.m.: The Boston Globe has discovered an eerie image of the two suspects watching the Boston Marathon's finish line.

Stalking their prey http://t.co/7eHRnnYFTh http://t.co/OIZpV8Rmh9

Stalking their prey http://t.co/7eHRnnYFTh http://t.co/OIZpV8Rmh9-- Justin Miller

Update - 6:10 p.m.: The "stay indoors request" has been lifted, but Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick cautions residents to "remain vigilant."

Update - 6:35 p.m.: INTERPOL has issued a global security alert in connection with the Boston marathon bombings at the request of U.S. law enforcement authorities.

Update - 6:44 p.m.: FBI interviewed dead suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years ago at the request of a foreign government.

CBS News reports:

The FBI admitted Friday they interviewed the now-deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years ago and failed to find any incriminating information about him.

As first reported by CBS News correspondent Bob Orr, the FBI interviewed Tsarnaev, the elder brother of at-large bombing suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, at the request of a foreign government to see if he had any extremist ties, but failed to find any linkage.

Update - 6:55 p.m.: Reports of shots fired in Watertown, Mass.

Many shots fired in WATERTOWN-- Sean Kelly

Troopers screaming at residents to get inside. Long guns drawn.

Troopers screaming at residents to get inside. Long guns drawn.-- Sean Kelly

#BREAKINGNEWS: FBI says they went to search a boat that had blood on it, and gunfire broke out. WATCH LIVE: http://t.co/622tYYltDv

#BREAKINGNEWS: FBI says they went to search a boat that had blood on it, and gunfire broke out. WATCH LIVE: http://t.co/622tYYltDv-- Tim Williams

#BREAKING: Dozens of emergency vehicles rushing, lights and sirens, to area where "rapid gunfire" has been heard http://t.co/622tYYltDv

#BREAKING: Dozens of emergency vehicles rushing, lights and sirens, to area where "rapid gunfire" has been heard http://t.co/622tYYltDv-- Tim Williams

BREAKING NEWS: Shots fired in Watertown; source says Boston Marathon terror bomb suspect has been pinned down.

BREAKING NEWS: Shots fired in Watertown; source says Boston Marathon terror bomb suspect has been pinned down.-- Boston.com News

#BREAKINGNEWS: FBI says they went to search a boat that had blood on it, and gunfire broke out. WATCH LIVE: http://t.co/622tYYltDv

#BREAKINGNEWS: FBI says they went to search a boat that had blood on it, and gunfire broke out. WATCH LIVE: http://t.co/622tYYltDv-- Tim Williams

Update - 7:03 p.m.: Boston Police reports of police operations in Watertown.

Police operations in the Franklin Street Watertown area. Residents shelter in place.

Police operations in the Franklin Street Watertown area. Residents shelter in place.-- Boston Police Dept.

Update - 7:06 p.m.: Multiple sources reporting that police have "pinned down" the terror bomb suspect.

BREAKING NEWS: Shots fired in Watertown; source says Boston Marathon terror bomb suspect has been pinned down.

BREAKING NEWS: Shots fired in Watertown; source says Boston Marathon terror bomb suspect has been pinned down.-- The Boston Globe

Update - 7:15 p.m.: Boston police advise residents to stay inside.

Heavy police presence in area of Franklin St in Watertown. Residents remain inside.

Heavy police presence in area of Franklin St in Watertown. Residents remain inside.-- Boston Police Dept.

Update - 7:19 p.m.: Unconfirmed reports that the suspect is "down."

It is unclear whether he is dead or alive. Will update as information is available.

Update - 7:25 p.m.: NBC News is reporting that a body has been found. BuzzFeed cannot confirm this report.

NBC News: "Body found on boat"-- BuzzFeed News

Update - 7:53 p.m.: Conflicting reports.

More detailed information about the standoff can be found here.

Update - 8:03 p.m.: Boston Globe reporter tweets from outside the house.

Police have set up barricades all around the area http://t.co/9quhUMwxfC

Police have set up barricades all around the area http://t.co/9quhUMwxfC-- Martine Powers

Probably about 60-70 police/fire/FBI gathered on this end of the block

Probably about 60-70 police/fire/FBI gathered on this end of the block-- Martine Powers

PHOTO: Officers ran toward an area in #Watertown where the second bombing suspect was believed to be hiding. http://t.co/sQzNe0wJ5R

PHOTO: Officers ran toward an area in #Watertown where the second bombing suspect was believed to be hiding. http://t.co/sQzNe0wJ5R-- The Boston Globe

Update - 8:16 p.m.: Multiple sources confirm that the boat is on fire.

Firefighters on the scene.

Boat owner says there is 40 gallons of gas in the boat. Watertown Fire Dept now on scene. (@ProvFireVideos)

Boat owner says there is 40 gallons of gas in the boat. Watertown Fire Dept now on scene. (@ProvFireVideos)-- Michael Rusch

Here's the wall of police/firefighters blocking street suspect is on. Can't see full group but I'd estimate 60+ of em http://t.co/uJt2ZmLQ2i

Here's the wall of police/firefighters blocking street suspect is on. Can't see full group but I'd estimate 60+ of em http://t.co/uJt2ZmLQ2i-- jessica testa

Update - 8:18 p.m.: NBC reports that the suspect is covered in blood.

Suspect covered in blood, our affiliate @7News reports

Suspect covered in blood, our affiliate @7News reports-- NBC Nightly News

Update - 8:30 p.m.: Multiple sources report that a negotiator has arrived on the scene.

Suspect believed to be alive.

Update - 8:34 pm.: Reports that 3 college age people have been taken into custody.

New Bedford PD confirms to @ABC 3 college age individuals taken into custody by the @FBI this afternoon in connection with the manhunt...

New Bedford PD confirms to @ABC 3 college age individuals taken into custody by the @FBI this afternoon in connection with the manhunt...-- Zach Wolf

Update - 8:43 p.m.: MULTIPLE reports that the suspect is in custody and alive.

7's Steve Cooper: Suspect # 2 is alive, in custody. #7News

7's Steve Cooper: Suspect # 2 is alive, in custody. #7News-- 7News

People shouted "is he alive?" and the cops nodded slightly

People shouted "is he alive?" and the cops nodded slightly-- Rosie Gray

Crowd ERUPTING in applause here, started by one cop.

Crowd ERUPTING in applause here, started by one cop.-- jessica testa

Update - 8:45 p.m.: BuzzFeed can confirm that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is alive and has been taken into police custody.

The suspect is in police custody and an ambulance is en route to the scene.

Suspect in custody. Officers sweeping the area. Stand by for further info.

Suspect in custody. Officers sweeping the area. Stand by for further info.-- Boston Police Dept.

CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.

CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.-- Boston Police Dept.

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