Police Converge on Neighborhood in Watertown, Mass. Near Boston; Reports of Explosives (Arrest Made) [View all]

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Multiple witnesses report gunfire & booms in #Watertown, about 10 miles west of Boston, after officer dies at #MIT http://bbc.in/15kZL6T

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Being cleared back to School St. Cops not playing around. "Get the fuck out of here. This is not safe!" Hundreds of officers #MITShooting

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Reports that one of the suspects is en route to hospital under heavy guard #MITshooting
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#Boston:2 suspects firing automatic weapons, deployed grenades, 2nd LEO down & transported, EXPLOSIVES - ALL UNITS

POLICE CONVERGE ON NEIGHBORHOOD OUTSIDE BOSTON

Apr. 19 1:59 AM EDT

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Police have converged on a neighborhood outside Boston where there were reports of explosives being detonated and police are telling reporters to turn off their cell phones.

Dozens of officers and National Guard members are in Watertown, where television outlets report that gunfire and explosions have been heard. A helicopter is circling overhead.

Authorities early Friday were calling for somebody to get on the ground and put their hands up and a loud thud was heard after someone shouted "fire in the hole."

Reporters are being told to move away from the scene. A police officer told a reporter: "If you want to live, turn off your cell phone."

Earlier Thursday night a campus police officer was shot and killed at MIT and authorities were searching for the person responsible.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/explosives-detonated-in-massachusetts-standoff.html?hp&_r=0

Explosives Detonated in Massachusetts Standoff

By RAVI SOMAIYA
Published: April 19, 2013

Two young men, armed with guns and explosives in what appeared to be backpacks, engaged in a violent standoff with dozens of police on a street in Watertown, Mass., Thursday night, a resident said.


Police officers blocked off the scene of a shooting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass.
Andrew Kitzenburg, 29, said he looked out of this third floor window to see two young men of slight build in jackets shooting at dozens of police officers from behind a black Mercedes SUV. The officers and the men were 70 yards apart, he said, and engaged in “constant gunfire.”

A police SUV “drove towards the shooters,” he said, and was shot at until it was severely damaged. It rolled out of control, Mr. Kitzenberg said, and crashed into two cars in his driveway.

The two shooters, he said, had a large and unwieldy bomb. “They lit it, still in the middle of the gunfire, and threw it. But it went 20 yards at most.” It exploded, he said, and one of the two men ran towards the gathered police officers. He was tackled, but it was not clear if he was shot, Mr. Kitzenberg said.

The other, he said, got back into the SUV, turned it towards officers and “put the pedal to the metal.” The car “went right through the cops, broke right through and continued west.”

The two men left “a few backpacks right by the car, and there is a bomb robot out there now.” Police had told residents to stay away from their windows, he said.

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Gunfire, explosions reported in Watertown, Massachusetts

Posted: 10:35 PM

Last Updated: 3 minutes ago
By: CNN Wire

WATERTOWN, MA - At least one person was arrested in Watertown, Massachusetts early Friday morning and stripped naked before being taken into custody, CNN photojournalist Gabe Ramirez observed.

Dozens of police have rushed to the area just over two miles from Cambridge, said CNN's Drew Griffin, who was near the scene. A "very large event has taken place," Griffin said. There were reports that explosives were involved.

It is unclear if this arrest was related to the shooting at Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus or any other incident in Boston the area.

There is no more information at this time. Stay with abc15.com for the latest details.

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