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In reply to the discussion: Police Converge on Neighborhood in Watertown, Mass. Near Boston; Reports of Explosives (Arrest Made) [View all]ForgoTheConsequence
(4,867 posts)41. This is insane.
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.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/explosives-detonated-in-massachusetts-standoff.html?_r=2&
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Police Converge on Neighborhood in Watertown, Mass. Near Boston; Reports of Explosives (Arrest Made) [View all]
Hissyspit
Apr 2013
OP
Well they're there with a live camera so they're not relying on "sources". MSNBC
gateley
Apr 2013
#9
they are breaking into Lawrence from time to time. I wish they would just stay live.
diabeticman
Apr 2013
#11
That's something that has always bothered me about MSNBC -- not a real NEWS station.
gateley
Apr 2013
#13
Now they are reporting these are the Marathon Bombing suspects... nt
AnotherDreamWeaver
Apr 2013
#60
I don't think he was. I think he was a Harvard grad where he became an MKUltra victim.
olddad56
Apr 2013
#79
Reporter is saying that someone they apprehended looked like Suspect #1 -- put into a police
gateley
Apr 2013
#16
Jesus what a freaking nightmare week this has turned out to be...and tomorrow is 4/19-anniversary
Rowdyboy
Apr 2013
#21
Ravi Somaiya @ravisomaiya 9m Local resident says two men threw what appeared to be "pressure cooker
Hissyspit
Apr 2013
#25
Matthew Keys @TheMatthewKeys 5m NBC News: A pressure cooker was found at the Watertown crime scene
Hissyspit
Apr 2013
#62
If these arent the marathon bombers, these two sure picked a bad week to attempt a robbery.
lexw
Apr 2013
#34
1 Marathon bombing suspect in custody; another still at large in Watertown, according to official
JenniferJuniper
Apr 2013
#43
1 Marathon bombing suspect in custody; search for another suspect still on in Watertown 2:23 am
Dan Ken
Apr 2013
#46
I trust The Boston Globe. They do solid reporting. If they say one of the suspect Marathon bombers
avaistheone1
Apr 2013
#56