One suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing was reportedly killed. The second suspect is now being identified as 19-year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev of Cambridge, Mass., and is reportedly still at large.
The two suspects are reportedly brothers from an area near Chechnya, and lived in the United States for at least a year.
BREAKING: AP sources: Boston bomb suspects from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least 1 year. -SS
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2013
Pete Williams has the names of the 2 suspects – they are BROTHERS. 1 of them born in '93.
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) April 19, 2013
http://twitter.com/MikeLevineFNC/statuses/325199587969220608
Ahem:
In the great race to Google, consider it's possible more than one man is named Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
— Ginger Gibson (@GingerGibson) April 19, 2013
Earlier police scanner activity identified missing Brown University student Sunil Tripathi as a possible suspect. NBC reports that he is not a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing.
Update:
More on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev:
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lives at address in Cambridge, Mass as 4-5 people w/ same last name, incl 45-46 y/o man, according to public records
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 19, 2013
Family w/ Tsarnaev last name has resided at same Cambridge address since Oct 2002, according to Nexis public records search.
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 19, 2013
Social media pages and other websites with the name Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are starting to make the rounds.
Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev has 12 'followers' on his social media page http://t.co/05CqQfLTdy They are (if real ppl) about to have a very bad day.
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) April 19, 2013
Note the last login on the following profile was yesterday:
Photo: This is Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's social media profile – pic.twitter.com/nPiJCO0L8z
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) April 19, 2013
http://twitter.com/RosieGray/statuses/325200696179843072
https://twitter.com/craigtozzi/status/325215671787069440
Was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev registered to vote in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts Voter Registration – TSARNAEV, DZHOKHAR pic.twitter.com/E5jDBweYkb
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 19, 2013
raw photo of Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev pic.twitter.com/FyrblIH0AM
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) April 19, 2013
http://twitter.com/MikeLevineFNC/statuses/325223399230164992
Yearbook pic of Boston bombing suspect, given to me by fmr classmate. "He was quiet". pic.twitter.com/vFPay8NiMs
— Brynn Gingras (@brynnCNN) April 19, 2013
Here's a verified, older photo of Tsarnaev provided by officials. Looks like it's from an immigration document pic.twitter.com/igglom8JvN
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) April 19, 2013
Update:
The dead suspect is being identified as 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, brother of Dzhokhar.
Suspects finally named: two brothers http://t.co/TMZBG7CCSd
– Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19
– Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26— Drew Emery (@InlawsOutlaws) April 19, 2013
Tamerlan, the dead brother, was a boxer, wanted to be US Olympian, according to this page. http://t.co/phYYCF89qe pic.twitter.com/P5GZFLaxFO
— Kyle Scott (@CrossingBroad) April 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/FirstTeamTommy/status/325214415282663425
This YouTube channel bearing Tamerlan’s name is spreading on social media.
A remarkable youtube account of Tamerlan Tsarnaev: terrorists, and islamist videos http://t.co/5gGjwhsar8
— Andrei Soldatov (@AndreiSoldatov) April 19, 2013
Possible email address:
Email of Tamerlan Tsarnaev — the bother who died in shootout — was [email protected], according to records
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) April 19, 2013
According to CNN, the brothers are Muslim.
@CNN being VERY careful to say the brothers are Muslim…. "but we don't want to draw any inferences from that."
— ☤ Doc ☤ (@Doc_68W_) April 19, 2013
NBC reports Dzhokhar “drove over his brother’s body” to get away from the MIT shootout with police.
NBC: Dzhokar Tsarnaev drove over his brother's body to get away from shootout scene at MIT.
— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) April 19, 2013
A voter registration for Tamerlan:
Massachusetts Voter Registration – TSARNAEV, TAMERLAN pic.twitter.com/AIrVpqPjSv
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 19, 2013
A website that appears to have a quote attributed to Tamerlan says, “I don’t have a single American friend, I don’t understand them.” More text from that page: “Originally from Chechnya, but living in the United States since five years.”
Originally from Chechnyaliving in the US since five years, Tamerlan says: "I don't have a single American friend, I don't understand them."
— Stan Gorton (@StanGorton) April 19, 2013
Boston Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev: "I don't have a single American friend, I don't understand them." http://t.co/SUeNh7pBC4
— Ellie Hall (@ellievhall) April 19, 2013
Tamerlan reportedly became a legal U.S. resident in 2007.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was born in Kyrgyzstan. He's on the run. Tamerlan Tzarnaev is 26, born in Russia, became legal resident in 2007
— Chuck Todd (@chucktodd) April 19, 2013
More from @NBCNews Pete Williams : dead brother, TAMERLAN TSARNAEV, born 10/21/86 in Russia. and became a legal permanent resident in 2007.
— Burn, Democrat-Run Cities, Burn! (@NolteNC) April 19, 2013
More:
Tamerlan Tsarnaev pictured w "half Portuguese, half Italian girlfriend and converted to Islam" pic.twitter.com/alUXb1RefS
— Victoria Coley (@VictoriaRColey) April 19, 2013
This flier from the Boston Regional Intelligence Center is circulating:
http://twitter.com/GarrettQuinn/statuses/325215181644890113
#WANTED: Suspect identified as 19 year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of Cambridge. Suspect considered armed & dangerous. pic.twitter.com/jFdHLGsrGc
— Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) April 19, 2013
All Boston residents are reportedly being asked to remain indoors.
Patrick extends the stay indoors zone to ALL OF BOSTON.
— Catherine Cloutier (@cmcloutier) April 19, 2013
An interview with the Tsarnaev brothers’ uncle:
Tsarnaev's uncle calls the boys quiet, gentle – father just moved away less than a year ago #fox25 – interview now: http://t.co/Yz72G4LZZw
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) April 19, 2013
Possible third “person of interest”?
NBC's Pete Williams: "Apparently there is a third person, a relative, that they are worried about."
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) April 19, 2013
BREAKING: Authorities take unidentified person into custody as manhunt for second bomber continues in #Boston – @NBCNews
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) April 19, 2013
NBC: Third person is in police custody, arrested at 410 Norfolk St. in Cambridge
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) April 19, 2013
http://twitter.com/SalenaZitoTrib/statuses/325230312990859264
The suspect’s father reportedly called him a “true angel.”
BREAKING: Father of Boston bombing suspect says son is accomplished medical student and 'a true angel'.
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 19, 2013
The brothers were reportedly Kyrgyz passport holders.
An official in Kyrgyzstan tells #CNN that the brothers were Kyrgyz passport holders, & used them when applying for U.S. Green Cards
— Nick Valencia (@CNNValencia) April 19, 2013
Update:
FBI wanted poster:
#FBI wanted poster released for #BostonMarathon bombing suspect #Dzhokar #Tsarnaev. http://t.co/xcaCB6kVF0 pic.twitter.com/rKSzZjAjRn
— Steven Romo (@stevenromo) April 19, 2013
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