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Boston Marathon begins
The Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Massachusetts begins with about 23,000 runners participating in the 26.2 mile race. -
Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are seen near scene of bombings
At 2.38, cameras show two men turning onto Boylston Street, which is the road the finish line is located on, and very close to the explosions. Because of this video, police were eventually able to conclude these two men, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were suspects of the bombings. -
The Tsarnaev brothers plant the bomb
At 2.42 pm., Tamerlan Tsarnaev leaves his brother's side and walks with his knapsack past the Forum restaurant towards where the first explosion will occur. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev puts his knapsack on the ground at 2:45 pm. at the Forum restaurant. Both bags contained a pressure-cooker bomb with shrapnel and other materials in it as well. -
The first exposion
The first explosion occurs where Tamerlan Tsarnaev had placed his knapsack. This was the turning point of the whole incident as it sparked all of the choas and related directly to the gruesome aftermath. -
The second explosion and aftermath
The second bomb goes off about 12 second after the first explosion, and is only about 1 block away. In total, the two bombings killed three spectators and injured about 264 others. -
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Timespan of Events Related to Boston Marathon Bombing
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Policeman dies after being shot
On the night of April 18, 2013 at around 10:30 pm., a 27-year-old police officer named, Sean Collier was shot in his patrol car after one of the Tsarnaev brothers attempted to steal the officer’s weapon. -
The Tsarnaev brothers hijack car
Early on Friday, April 19, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hijack a car at gunpoint and take the driver as hostage. One of the Tsarnaev brothers tells the hostage they are the bombers of the Boston Marathon. The hostage, Dun Meng, is eventually able to escape the car and run to a gas station to call the police and tell them to track the phone he left inside the car to find the suspects. -
Battle between suspects and police continues pt. 1
Early the 19th, the police were able to catch up with the hijacked car with the suspects in it because the hostage escaped and notified them. The suspects threw explosives adn grenades at the police while gunfire was exchanged. The Tsarnaev brothers then set off an explosive and Tamerlan Tsarnaev ran towards the police, shooting. The police were then able to tackle the suspect and were about to handcuff him when Dzhokhar floored on the gas. -
Battle between suspects and police continues pt. 2
...The police officers were able to jump out of the way, but Dzhokhar ran over his older brother, who was rushed to the hospital but did not survive. -
Communities are put on lockdown
During the daytime of April 19, 2013, schools are closed, public transportation is stopped, and people are ordered off the streets as Boston and surrounding communities are put on lockdown. -
Lockdown lifted
The lockdown for Boston and neighboring cities was lifted the evening of April 19, 2013 even though police still believed Dzhokhar was still in the area. -
Suspect found pt. 1
Once the lockdown had been lifted, David Henneberry wanted to check on his boat because the cover had came off a little. He went up to the boat and found a strange amount of blood. He has then looked further and saw a body inside the boat. He immediately called the police and soon hundreds of authorities arrived. A helicoper then hovered and used a thermal imaging camera to confirm that Dzhokhar was alive and moving in the boat. A robotic arm was used to pull off the cover more... -
Suspect found pt. 2
...and it further revealed the suspect. In time, the suspect stood up and pulled up his shirt to show he didn't have an explosive vest. Officers then grabbed him and pulled him out of the boat. He was then brought to a hospital to be treated for the bullet wounds he had. -
New spirit in Massachusetts
The city went crazy because of the happiness that the suspect was brought to justice. This was the biggest change for the ongoing search as it all seemed to be over and peace was returned to everyone after the very long process. -
Peace at last pt. 2
The use of technology had been a big continuity throughout the whole thing. People from all around the world were sending prayers and meaningful messages to all families who suffered from the bombings. Through social media and television everyone could also stay up-to-date with the latest news. -
Peace at last pt 1
As Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was being brought to the hospital, the city rejoiced. A police tweeted "CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody." This quote shows how everyone stayed united through the whole thing and also how relieved police were as it lasted a while and was very stressful and dangerous for them. This police for instance, states that the "terror is over" which means that the awfulness is now behind. -
Evidence found
The FBI searched the dorm room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and came across a black jacket and white hat like those worn by the suspect on the day of the bombings. -
Backpack found
Tsarnaev's backpack is recovered by autorities at a New Bedford landfill. This was the backpack that included fireworks empied out and Vaseline (which police suspected was used to make bombs) and was thrown away by Kadyrbayev, Tazhayakov and Phillipos who didn't want to get the suspect in trouble. -
Charges brought up against suspect's friends
Authorities announce charges are being brought up against three of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friends. Two for having willfully "conspired with each other to commit an act against the United States ... by knowingly destroying, concealing and covering up objects belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev." And the other for having "knowingly and willfully (made) materially false statements to federal investigators." -
Outcome for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
On April 6, 2015, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on all 30 charges brought against him from the bombing, and is sentenced to death.
