At 2:50 p.m. during the Boston Marathon two bombs were detonated by brother terrorists, Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, with the intention of murdering spectators and participants. An event that is supposed to be a time when people come together quickly turned to a day filled with fear and anticipation of what might happen next. In the city of Boston things like this don’t seem to happen so close to home. Monday April 15th, 2013 was the day that all this changed.
After long brutal days of tracking down the two suspects, the case finally came closer to the end when they caught Dzhokhar, suspect number two, four days after the bombing. Once officials identified the suspects of the bombing they were on the hunt to track them down. Shortly after being identified as suspects, the two brothers killed a MIT officer and then stole a Mercedes with the owner in the vehicle. The suspects then let the owner out and he fled and called police. Police located the vehicle and a shootout erupted. During this shootout Tamerlan was shot and killed, while his younger brother ran over him and then fled the scene in the vehicle. The town of Watertown was on lockdown all Friday but as soon as the lockdown had been lifted a Watertown resident noticed a body in his boat. The police were notified and the suspect was caught. After being treated in the hospital the suspect is now communicating with officials.
The true heroes in this event were the brave first responders that reacted so quickly to help the people of their city. As soon as the first bomb went off the video shows first responders running towards the blast instead of running away to safety. The Boston police and FBI worked day and night to track down these killers. They did all that they could to secure the city while making sure people’s lives were still going on. During one of the lock down a family with children ran out of milk. When a Boston police officer became aware of this he brought two jugs of milk to the family that was ordered to stay in their house.
One of the most traumatizing events in Boston brought the city together and showed that in times of misery our city stands together. The term Boston Strong has been used to describe the “resilient” city. Social Networking has been a way for people to express their support for people that ran or watched the marathon. People all over the world have been showing their support for the city and its people. During the London Marathon on Sunday April 21st people showed their support for Boston with signs, t-shirts, flags, and a moment of silence for the victims of the bombings. The support from people within the city and from people all over the world show how truly great the city of Boston is.
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