Shooting reported on MIT campus

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

If it is him and not a false alarm, he's even more of an idiot than I thought he was.  He needed to stay hunkered down wherever he was until tomorrow night at least.

He and his brother had a 48-72 hour window to escape before the FBI plastered their faces up all over the media. They could've driven all the way to California or gotten on a plane to Chechnya. Instead they opted to remain in Boston and attempt another attack. Evidently, these kids weren't too bright. They were damned when they opted to stay and attempt another attack instead of fleeing.

[Eraserhead]

Sounds like they killed him.

[Likely Voter]

This is starting to seem more an more like the case of Faisal Shahzad the failed Time Sq. Bomber. Immigrants who tried to make it work in the USA then life didn't work out then became 'self-radicalized'

But were their motivations more about Chechnyan nationalism or anti-Western Radical Islam?

It seems like the older brother was trouble. I think his life choices were looked down at by his family, who seem to be the "become a doctor or engineer" types. Thus, he may have become radicalized and brought his brother along. This seems to be based in radical islam. I don't know whether the target was America, the west in general, or even Russia (though wouldn't a consulate or the embassy be a better choice?). I really hope they catch the other guy alive so we can understand their motives.

As I pointed out already, the first bomb blast appears to have been about as close to the Russian flag as it was possible for an unattended bag to have been left.  So it seems to me that the placement of that bomb was intended to be anti-Russian, at least in part.

I wonder if there were any high-profile Russian runners. The bombs went off after the crowd thinned out after most of the runners finished. Max casualties would have been earlier so were they trying to target someone in particular?

[Napoleon]

So he's confirmed to be alive.

[Eraserhead]

Now I'm hearing he's still alive in the boat and they're worried about him having explosives on him... sheesh...

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Where are you guys getting these updates?  CNN and MSNBC are giving me very little details.

[RogueBeaver]

Where are you guys getting these updates?  CNN and MSNBC are giving me very little details.

Twitter, NBC, CBS. Boston Police asking social media users not to post stuff they hear on the scanner.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Does anyone have a working link for the scanner?

[RogueBeaver]

Boston Globe saying they've found the suspect on the boat.

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

They should just cap him already.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

They should just cap him already.

MSNBC said that they wanted him alive.  My guess is they want to investigate him to see if there's a link to the bombings?

EDIT: And to find a motive, of course.

[Likely Voter]

looking at the map the house with the boat is only about 4 blocks away from the shootout in the early AM.  So where is the car he drove off in?

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

NBC says the man took out pipe and pressure bombs from his car to throw at the police.

[Napoleon]

There's been two "bomb scares" in New Orleans since last night, lol. Ridiculous. DHS everywhere.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Where are you guys getting these updates?  CNN and MSNBC are giving me very little details.

Here, reliable coverage: http://boston.cbslocal.com/live-video/

[Miles]

WCVB TV reporting that police sources say this is 19-year-old Dzokhar Tsarnaev and, as of four minutes ago, he was still moving.

[Likely Voter]

Boston Police scanner
http://www.ydr.com/nation-world/ci_23059137/listen-live-boston-police-scanner?source=most_viewed

Just heard a guy say "do not return fire"

Apparently they want him alive

[RogueBeaver]

Shots were just fired.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Any officers hit? 

[Likely Voter]

From Scanner:
"Negative movement. He's on his back"

[RogueBeaver]

NBC saying police are moving in.

[RogueBeaver]

NBC saying a full tank of gas on the boat. Dunno if it's regular or diesel.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

The Boston Globe (Facebook): BREAKING NEWS: Police believe bombing suspect still alive on boat; have seen him moving from State Police helicopter. Police are using 'flash bangs' to disorient and distract the suspect. They have seen him sit up.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

NBC News reports that there is a fire in the boat.

[RogueBeaver]

Pete Williams saying there's a fire on the boat.