Bystander held by police and later released
Information is sketchy at this point, but CNN is reporting a massive police operation in the Cambridge area just outside of Boston. There are multiple police agencies involved, (state, local, Boston) and reports that the Department of Homeland Security is also present.
This follows the shooting death of an MIT police officer earlier in the evening, an apparent carjacking, multiple shots fired, explosions, grenades and God knows what else.
There are two suspects in custody. Commence speculating.
Thu Apr 18, 2013 at 10:43 PM PT: Jake Tapper is reporting that the FBI was "involved in apprehending two suspects in Watertown, Massachusetts."
Thu Apr 18, 2013 at 10:46 PM PT: And Tapper almost immediately corrects himself, saying one suspect was apprehended.
Thu Apr 18, 2013 at 11:00 PM PT: To be clear, the current action is taking place in Watertown, MA.
Also, MSNBC is now reporting that the National Guard is in the area.
Thu Apr 18, 2013 at 11:22 PM PT: Via The New York Times:
Two young men, armed with guns and explosives in what appeared to be backpacks, engaged in a violent standoff with dozens of police on a street in Watertown, Mass., Thursday night, a resident said. [...]
The two shooters, he said, had a large and unwieldy bomb. “They lit it, still in the middle of the gunfire, and threw it. But it went 20 yards at most.” It exploded, he said, and one of the two men ran towards the gathered police officers. He was tackled, but it was not clear if he was shot, Mr. Kitzenberg said.
The other, he said, got back into the SUV, turned it towards officers and “put the pedal to the metal.” The car “went right through the cops, broke right through and continued west.”
Thu Apr 18, 2013 at 11:26 PM PT: Okay, grain of salt and all that, but ...
Boston Globe: The suspect in custody is one of the suspects from the marathon bombing via @GlobeJenPeter
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12:15 AM PT: New thread.