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(60,536 posts) Wed Apr 24, 2013, 07:30 PM Apr 2013

Officials say Boston suspect had no firearm when barrage of bullets hit hiding place [View all]

Source: WaPo

Although police feared he was heavily armed, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings had no firearms when he came under a barrage of police gunfire that struck the boat where he was hiding, according to multiple federal law enforcement officials.

Authorities said they were desperate to capture Dzhokhar Tsarnaev so he could be questioned. The FBI , however, declined to discuss what triggered the gunfire.

Other law enforcement officials said the shooting may have been prompted by the chaos of the moment and some action that led the officers present to believe Tsarnaev had fired a weapon or was about to detonate explosives.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/officials-boston-suspect-had-no-firearm-when-barrage-of-bullets-hit-hiding-place/2013/04/24/376fc8a0-ad18-11e2-a8b9-2a63d75b5459_story.html

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Officials say Boston suspect had no firearm when barrage of bullets hit hiding place [View all] DonViejo Apr 2013 OP

See also SWAT interview jakeXT Apr 2013 #1

105 views at writing and no replies. I guess we're all at a loss for words. snappyturtle Apr 2013 #2

I thought he might have been asleep thesquanderer Apr 2013 #6

I thought he was definitely resting but asleep? Too much adrenaline snappyturtle Apr 2013 #10

How many hours had it been since he'd slept? thesquanderer Apr 2013 #20

Especially if he had been shot in the prior event ... Myrina Apr 2013 #31

Oops. He must have just been glad to see you fellas. Nothing helps clear up a situation... marble falls Apr 2013 #3

cue the 'police brutality' accusations in 3 .....2....1......nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #4

Makes me wonder where the line is Fearless Apr 2013 #33

Did they try and fail to Dorner him after all?? kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #5

No Marrah_G Apr 2013 #8

I am not sure how that jives with a boat so full of holes kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #24

I believe most if not all were caused by rubber bullets Marrah_G Apr 2013 #25

good luck flying rabbit Apr 2013 #28

If rubber bullets can do that to a boat, they're kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #35

thanks for this marions ghost Apr 2013 #38

It wouldn't surprise me if D. Tsarnaew will have the same fate like Lee Harvey Oswald twinker Apr 2013 #36

A good chunk of that shooting heard on TV were rubber bullets Marrah_G Apr 2013 #7

he had no weapons in the boat? ok then all the holes in that boat were from police. Sunlei Apr 2013 #9

Unbelievable...what makes you come to THAT conclusion? George II Apr 2013 #11

I don't feel sorry for those murderers. Of course they didn't take a chance aproaching him! Sunlei Apr 2013 #14

They used non lethal weapons Gore1FL Apr 2013 #12

good. thanks. wish the headline said rubber bullets. Sunlei Apr 2013 #18

Does the article claim non lethal was used? I couldn't find that. And would rubber bullets from FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #22

He was injured from the night before. Gore1FL Apr 2013 #23

The news isn't saying it. The cops were saying it.... that day, on the scene... Marrah_G Apr 2013 #26

How did he manage this... vj87 Apr 2013 #13

in that gunfight they threw a pressure cook. bomb that exploded 20 feet away. Sunlei Apr 2013 #15

Obviously he didn't shot himself if he didn't have a gun. LisaL Apr 2013 #17

There are lots of reports that are just wrong Marrah_G Apr 2013 #27

Well he certainly didn't try to commit suicide then. LisaL Apr 2013 #16

I think I read that the boat owner said there was a gun Raven Apr 2013 #19

You sure the boat owner claimed he saw a gun? John2 Apr 2013 #21

John, I just reread the interview and I was wrong, the boat Raven Apr 2013 #30

k&r avaistheone1 Apr 2013 #29

Why does it need to be a fair fight? Evergreen Emerald Apr 2013 #32

Yes, but their job was also **try** to catch suspect alive. Blasting away at the boat FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #34

That unconfirmed chatter comes from a number of long time DU members Marrah_G Apr 2013 #39

You would give up that easily on a fellow Bostonian, and DU-er? What happened to FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #41

Sorry been really frustrated with all the crap this week Marrah_G Apr 2013 #42

These look like impact points, not bullet holes, to me. randome Apr 2013 #37

yep warrprayer Apr 2013 #40