Dzhokhar probably killed his elder brother: Police
23 April 2013 6:28 AM IST
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger of the two Chechen brothers suspected of the Boston marathon blasts, probably killed his elder brother Tamerlan by running over his SUV over him while fleeing, police said on Monday.
Dzhokhar, 19, who was arrested on Friday after days of manhunt, is in serious condition in a Boston hospital. His elder brother, Tamerlan, 26, the alleged mastermind of the Boston marathon bombing died a day earlier in a fierce gun battle.
In an interview to the Boston Globe, Watertown police chief Ed Deveau claimed Dzhokhar ran over his brother on his stolen SUV when the police was about to handcuff and arrest him on Thursday night after exchanging fire. His autopsy report has not come in yet.
Describing the chain of events, Deveau said after three days of manhunt, a local police spotted the two brothers driving in two cars, Honda sedan and a stolen Mercedes SUV. Soon the two brothers jumped out of their vehicles and started firing on the police while more cops were rushed to the scene. At least 200 shots were fired, maybe as many as 300, he said.
The shots woke Jennings Aske, a resident at 66 Laurel Ave. When he looked out his window he saw a green Honda sedan in the street with its lights on. A husky man, apparently Tsarnaev, stood nearby firing a gun, the daily reported. ‘I saw him standing there, shooting at police. When he fired, there was a little flash of light. I could hear the gun firing. It was terrifying,’ he told the daily.
According to Deveau, the Tsarnaev brothers hurled something at the officers, apparently a pressure cooker bomb, and there was a tremendous explosion. Police later found the lid to a pressure cooker.
‘We believe it was an exact duplicate of the Boston Marathon bombs,’ he said adding that the two suspects also threw five ‘crude grenades’ at officers, three of which exploded.
After several minutes of fire exchange, Deveau said Tamerlan apparently ran out of bullets. Police officers then tackled him and were trying to get him handcuffed. At this point, Dzhokhar came driving on the stolen Mercedes which plowed over Tsarnaev, dragging him briefly under the car. Dzhokhar abandoned the SUV almost immediately on a nearby street and fled on foot, triggering an all-day manhunt, Deveau said. Meanwhile, Boston police chief Ed Davis said the two suspects were not only armed but also had explosive devices indicating they were planning other attacks.
‘I personally believe they were (behind the Boston marathon bombing). We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene, the explosions, the explosive ordinance that was unexploded, and the firepower that they had, that they were going to attack other individuals. That’s my belief at this point in time,’ Devis said.
‘More than 250 rounds of expended ammunition was found at the scene. This was because of the 10-minute gun battle, punctuated by loud explosions as several explosive devices went off. They were homemade. There have been published reports that the top of a pressure cooker was also found. My officers had reported to me that there was an extremely loud explosion followed by a series of smaller ones as they engaged in the gun battle with the suspect,’ he added.
He also said the suspects had IEDs (Improvised explosive Devices)and homemade hand grenades which they were throwing at the officers. ‘This was a heavily armed and extreme dangerous two individuals,’ he said, adding that unexploded devices were also found in the abandoned Mercedes SUV, besides other unexploded devices from other places. So this was as dangerous as it gets in urban policing,’ he said.
‘They were homemade explosives. The pressure cooker explosive has been widely talked about. There is not only explosive gun powder, but shrapnel that’s put into this device. There were smaller ones that were comprised of the same type of shrapnel. So there’s no doubt they were made by these two guys,’ Davis said, adding that there were at least four unexploded devices.
Dzhokhar, 19, who was arrested on Friday after days of manhunt, is in serious condition in a Boston hospital. His elder brother, Tamerlan, 26, the alleged mastermind of the Boston marathon bombing died a day earlier in a fierce gun battle.
In an interview to the Boston Globe, Watertown police chief Ed Deveau claimed Dzhokhar ran over his brother on his stolen SUV when the police was about to handcuff and arrest him on Thursday night after exchanging fire. His autopsy report has not come in yet.
Describing the chain of events, Deveau said after three days of manhunt, a local police spotted the two brothers driving in two cars, Honda sedan and a stolen Mercedes SUV. Soon the two brothers jumped out of their vehicles and started firing on the police while more cops were rushed to the scene. At least 200 shots were fired, maybe as many as 300, he said.
The shots woke Jennings Aske, a resident at 66 Laurel Ave. When he looked out his window he saw a green Honda sedan in the street with its lights on. A husky man, apparently Tsarnaev, stood nearby firing a gun, the daily reported. ‘I saw him standing there, shooting at police. When he fired, there was a little flash of light. I could hear the gun firing. It was terrifying,’ he told the daily.
According to Deveau, the Tsarnaev brothers hurled something at the officers, apparently a pressure cooker bomb, and there was a tremendous explosion. Police later found the lid to a pressure cooker.
‘We believe it was an exact duplicate of the Boston Marathon bombs,’ he said adding that the two suspects also threw five ‘crude grenades’ at officers, three of which exploded.
After several minutes of fire exchange, Deveau said Tamerlan apparently ran out of bullets. Police officers then tackled him and were trying to get him handcuffed. At this point, Dzhokhar came driving on the stolen Mercedes which plowed over Tsarnaev, dragging him briefly under the car. Dzhokhar abandoned the SUV almost immediately on a nearby street and fled on foot, triggering an all-day manhunt, Deveau said. Meanwhile, Boston police chief Ed Davis said the two suspects were not only armed but also had explosive devices indicating they were planning other attacks.
‘I personally believe they were (behind the Boston marathon bombing). We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene, the explosions, the explosive ordinance that was unexploded, and the firepower that they had, that they were going to attack other individuals. That’s my belief at this point in time,’ Devis said.
‘More than 250 rounds of expended ammunition was found at the scene. This was because of the 10-minute gun battle, punctuated by loud explosions as several explosive devices went off. They were homemade. There have been published reports that the top of a pressure cooker was also found. My officers had reported to me that there was an extremely loud explosion followed by a series of smaller ones as they engaged in the gun battle with the suspect,’ he added.
He also said the suspects had IEDs (Improvised explosive Devices)and homemade hand grenades which they were throwing at the officers. ‘This was a heavily armed and extreme dangerous two individuals,’ he said, adding that unexploded devices were also found in the abandoned Mercedes SUV, besides other unexploded devices from other places. So this was as dangerous as it gets in urban policing,’ he said.
‘They were homemade explosives. The pressure cooker explosive has been widely talked about. There is not only explosive gun powder, but shrapnel that’s put into this device. There were smaller ones that were comprised of the same type of shrapnel. So there’s no doubt they were made by these two guys,’ Davis said, adding that there were at least four unexploded devices.
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