Boston Essentially Shutdown

[hotpinklovesofa]

I was so convinced that the Boston Marathon bombing was domestic terrorism and possibly related to the gun reform legislation that was up for a Senate vote on Wednesday but they're Chechen nationals, brothers and permanent residents.  I'm sure no one in Watertown was able to sleep with the massive gunfire going on but Boston and surrounding towns waking up to an essential shut down (schools closed, mass transit stopped) all b/c of a terrorist at large must be absolutely terrifying after the already horrifying events of Monday. Surviving Boston bombing suspect named as 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (suspect #2/white hat.)  What is going on in the world?!


Boston Suburbs in Lockdown as Manhunt for Remaining Bombing Suspect Continues
By Josh Voorhees
Posted Friday, April 19, 2013, at 6:01 AM

For those of you who got some sleep last night, woah, you missed a lot. Let's start with the major takeaway: One of the two men the FBI named as suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead and police are currently going door-to-door searching for the second suspect, according to police.

This morning's search began (and is still focused) in the suburb of Watertown but has since expanded to include at least another half dozen neighboring suburbs, effectively leaving a large swath of the greater Boston area in lockdown. City officials have suspended all transit services while the manhunt continues.

So how did we get to this point? A long and confusing night that began with a 7-Eleven robbery followed by the shooting of an MIT police officer, a carjacking, and then a car chase and gunfight with police, according to authorities. In the process, a second police officer was seriously wounded, and the man being called Suspect 1 was critically wounded and later died at a local hospital.

In Watertown, residents reported hearing loud explosions, according to the New York Times. Dozens of police officers, meanwhile, descended on the Boston suburb, where many of them, the Boston Globe reports, "were screaming about improvised explosive devices." Confusion reigned as the night inched toward morning with—as has become all too common in this particular story—conflicting reports about how many people were in custody and whether they had any connection to the marathon bombing.

At one point, an unknown person of interest stripped naked—presumably at the request of police to ensure he was not carrying some type of explosives—and was captured on camera by CNN walking in police custody. It is unclear what, if any, connection that man had to the unfolding manhunt. CNN reports that he has since been released.

Police have instructed residents of Watertown to remain inside this morning as officers continue to go door-to-door in pursuit of Suspect 2, the man who was wearing a white, backwards cap in the FBI photos released Thursday.

"We believe this to be a terrorist," a police spokesman told reporters at an early morning briefing that provided the first official confirmation that the night's activities were tied to the marathon attack. "We believe this to be a man who has come here to kill people."

Throughout the evening, the FBI continued to release additional photos of both suspects, including close-ups of their faces.

[Joe C]

One coward down, one coward to go. Then, to find their bosses.

BE STRONG, BOSTON!!!!

[hotpinklovesofa]

There is no city in this country that wouldn't survive, persevere and come back stronger after an attack b/c that's the American way but you have to wonder how stupid one has to be when going after New York and now Boston.