There have been explosions and reports of hand grenades and pressure cookers in Watertown, MA, just outside of Boston, where authorities now believe they have found the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, engaging in a shootout and killing one suspect. Another is still on the loose in the residential neighborhood of Watertown.
It all began at 10:48 this evening, when gunshots were heard outside of MIT's Stata building. The two suspects, after robbing a 7-11, shot and killed an MIT police officer. They then hijacked a car and engaged police in a confrontation involving guns and explosives in the Watertown area.
Authorities are now confirming that these are the Boston Marathon bombers. One has been killed by authorities and the other is on the loose.
Updates:
4:01 AM: Police are now staging in Arsenal Mall, and State Police are asking media to clear out of the area. Officers might be waiting for sunrise to storm whatever home they believe the remaining Marathon bomber is hiding in.
3:51 AM: State Police are going door-to-door in Watertown, searching for suspect #2, who it increasingly looks like is Sunil Tripathi. A photo of him is below in the white hat.
3:41 AM: These two updates from the Boston State Police tell Watertown residents to watch out for the remaining suspect —
3:14 AM: According to Pete Williams at NBC News, a pressure cooker was found at the scene in Watertown.
3:08 AM: The crime scene continues to move through Watertown and officials are asking residents to stay indoors and not let anyone into their home.
3:06 AM: The family of Sunil Tripathi, the missing Brown student who Reddit believed was one of the suspects, has taken down the Facebook page dedicated to find him. Here is a cached version of it. He could be holed up in a Watertown home right now, in custody, or dead.
3:05 AM: It has come out that a transit officer was shot earlier in the evening and is in serious condition.
3:01 AM: WHDH confirms that these are the Boston Marathon bombing suspects and that one is dead.
3:00 AM: The State Police have confirmed that one suspect is accounted for, while one remains at large.
2:46 AM: Police have surrounded a Watertown house on Quimby Street, where they believe the remaining suspect is hiding. Federal and local authorities have poured into the residential neighborhood.
2:34 AM: The Boston Globe is reporting that these are the marathon bombers. WHDH says one is dead and the other is still on the loose, but the Globe says the captured suspect is still alive
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