As Twitchy reported, Chechen Ibragim Todashev was killed overnight in Orlando by an FBI agent. Todashev, a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had reportedly been questioned in connection with last month’s deadly Boston Marathon bombing.
Now, NBC News and CBS News, citing unnamed sources, are reporting that Todashev and Tsarnaev were involved in a 2011 triple homicide in Waltham, Massachusetts murder:
JUST IN: Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and man killed by FBI in Orlando responsible for 2011 triple homicide, sources say
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 22, 2013
It reportedly began as a drug-related crime and escalated to murder:
MORE: Tsarnaev and Ibragim Todashev murdered three people in drug rip-off in Waltham, Mass. to avoid being identified, sources say
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 22, 2013
More from CBS:
The Tsarnaev brothers and Todashev apparently knew the three people killed in Waltham, the sources said, describing the 2011 killings as brutal and grisly, with all three bodies nearly decapitated. The bodies had marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash sprinkled on them.
According to WESH and CBS, Todashev was about to confess his involvement in the murder when he attacked the FBI agent with a knife, prompting the deadly shooting.
For what it’s worth, BuzzFeed’s Rosie Gray reported that some former friends of Tsarnaev suspected him in the 2011 killings:
https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/337307900210970624
Also from Gray:
https://twitter.com/RosieGray/statuses/337316240383156224
Hmmm.
Parting thought:
Slightly concerning… RT @mitrebox Tamerlan Tsarnaev committed homicide in 2011 while under FBI investigation.
— Katie Kolodzy (@KatieKolodzy) May 22, 2013
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