Dzhokar Tsarnaev, seen here in ambulance after capture
A brief summary of today's events for those who were unable to follow them throughout the day. Here's hoping this wraps up a truly monstrous week.
- After a shootout with police that left Tamerlan Tsarnaev ("Suspect 1") dead last evening, today began with a street-to-street search for the remaining suspect in Watertown and a stay-indoors order in place for all of Boston.
- A hero: Jeff Bauman lost both legs in the bombing, as was evidenced by several of the most grisly post-bombing pictures. After waking up in the hospital, however, he was still able to deliver crucial information to the FBI:
“He woke up under so much drugs, asked for a paper and pen and wrote, ‘bag, saw the guy, looked right at me,’” [his brother] Chris Bauman said yesterday in an interview.
Bauman was able to give a description of the man, allowing investigators to narrow their focus. He is also facing major medical needs, and his friends have set up a a fundraiser for those expenses: you can contribute here.
- Late today, the FBI confirmed that the older brother, Tamerian, had been interviewed two years ago. According to CBS, the interview was done "at the request of a foreign country about possible extremist ties", but no such ties were found.
- By the afternoon, the trail had seemingly gone cold. Police lifted the stay-indoors order at slightly after 6 PM local time; less than an hour later, a call to police from an alert resident reporting blood in or near a backyard boat led to an immediate police response and another shootout.
- The suspect was soon confirmed to be Dzhokar Tsarnaev, hiding in the boat. After an extended standoff, he was captured alive this evening and transported to a nearby hospital, where he is reported in "serious" condition.
- In remarks late this evening, President Obama pledged: "We will determine how this happened. We will investigate any associations that these terrorists may have had."
This story is far from over, of course. But both main suspects have now been accounted for.