Crime & Safety

'Terrorist' at Large in Boston Area; Marathon Suspect Dead After Shootout

Mass transit in Watertown is shut down in the ongoing manhunt from the Boston Marathon bombings.

Officials confirmed early Friday morning (April 19) that they are searching for the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect in Watertown following a chaotic night that left the first suspect dead.

The Associated Press is reporting the surviving Boston bomb suspect is identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge.

"We believe this man to be a terrorist," Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said at a post-4 a.m. press conference about the at large suspect. "We believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people. We need to get him in custody."

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