Boston Marathon Bombing Discussion

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**DA's Forever**

So there's three injured officers so far from what im hearing on the scanner.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Sure, that doesn't mean they're in charge though. Also the FBI doesn't have the assets to do what the Boston PD is doing right now. They're primarily investigators, this is pure brute force police work mixed with some gun fighting, while I suppose the FBI could scramble a HRT team I don't think they'd be much use here with all the boots on deck already.

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DA's Forever wrote:
So there's three injured officers so far from what im hearing on the scanner.

In addition to the officer presently in the hospital.

**Breotan**

Wow. FARK is all over the place now. I've no idea what the current situation is. I wish they'd stop with all the OT garbage.

**KalashnikovMarine**

NBC is reporting that suspect 1 at least came into the U.S. about a year ago and had foreign military experience. Not sure what their source is on this, but comments from Commissioner Davies in that quickie press conference seems to corroborate that.

**Breotan**

From Fark:

Local live streams:

WBZ CBS Channel 4: http://boston.cbslocal.com/live-video/ Not working at the moment, not sure if technical difficulties or off-air.

WCVB ABC Channel 5: http://livewire.wcvb.com/Event/117th_Running_of_Boston_Marathon

WHDH NBC Channel 7: http://www1.whdh.com/video/7newslive

Boston Globe live twitter feed: http://live.boston.com/Event/Live_blog_Explosion_in_Copley_Square

Boston Police twitter feed: https://twitter.com/Boston_Police

Police scanner: http://tunein.com/radio/Boston-Police-Fire-and-EMS-Scanner-s146109/

Police scanner (same feed, alternate link): http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/6254/web

If the police scanner goes down, refreshing the page a few times should bring it back.

I'm using Scanner Radio android app. Boston Fire & EMS Feed, same as Broafcastify.

**KalashnikovMarine**

Damn! Suspect #1 had some SERIOUS lead poisoning, like to the tune of "doctors couldn't count all the GSWs" AND managed to blow a chunk of himself off. Arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest as was pronounced dead at 1335 EST

**djones520**

This is like straight from a crazy novel...

I bet we'll start hearing an interesting story when we find out who the dead guy is.

**DA's Forever**

KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Damn! Suspect #1 had some SERIOUS lead poisoning, like to the tune of "doctors couldn't count all the GSWs" AND managed to blow a chunk of himself off. Arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest as was pronounced dead at 1335 EST

Well damn that gun fight we heard earlier sounded like gak was hitting the fan. I'm not surprised he had more than his daily recommended dose.

**Breotan**

All rail and commuter lines are shut down. Police telling people to go home and not wait for public transportation to resume, because it ain't gonna happen any time soon.

**DA's Forever**

FBI is working amongst them the scanner just said

**Breotan**

DA's Forever wrote:
KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Damn! Suspect #1 had some SERIOUS lead poisoning, like to the tune of "doctors couldn't count all the GSWs" AND managed to blow a chunk of himself off. Arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest as was pronounced dead at 1335 EST
Well damn that gun fight we heard earlier sounded like gak was hitting the fan. I'm not surprised he had more than his daily recommended dose.

Suspect #1 playing "Catch the Shiny Bullet" like a Boss!

**DA's Forever**

Breotan wrote:
DA's Forever wrote:
KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Damn! Suspect #1 had some SERIOUS lead poisoning, like to the tune of "doctors couldn't count all the GSWs" AND managed to blow a chunk of himself off. Arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest as was pronounced dead at 1335 EST
Well damn that gun fight we heard earlier sounded like gak was hitting the fan. I'm not surprised he had more than his daily recommended dose.
Suspect #1 playing "Catch the Shiny Bullet" like a Boss!

Yeah I think he won

Also: Civy is reporting noises in his Garage.

**Breotan**

People on Fark are spazzing. Something at Charlie's Circle and claims of someone in custody.

Edit: Streaming news reporting this too.

**DA's Forever**

A cop kept saying he had someone on the deck but wouldn't confirm anything. A Public announcement just went over saying busses and rails are closed and all business in the quarintine are to remain closed

**Seaward**

I'm listening to a scanner that, according to player statistics, has 153,000 people listening to it right now.

Internet's crazy, yo.

**DA's Forever**

And that doesn't count people listening on different scanner sites if i was guessing

**Breotan**

Emily Riemer/Staff @EmilyWCVB wrote:RT @SeanKellyTV: No confirmation that this is actual suspect.. police here yelling "got him." Only confirmed that a person in custody.

Fark.com seems to have crashed from all the traffic.

**Seaward**

DA's Forever wrote:
And that doesn't count people listening on different scanner sites if i was guessing

Nope.

Man. I really can't handle constant Boston accents.

**DA's Forever**

I'm not finding any of them too over bearing. Occasionally you do get the BOSTON accent and it hits hard.

Still no confirmation on if thats THE suspect or not

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Breotan wrote:
Emily Riemer/Staff @EmilyWCVB wrote:RT @SeanKellyTV: No confirmation that this is actual suspect.. police here yelling "got him." Only confirmed that a person in custody.
Fark.com seems to have crashed from all the traffic.

Wow, this is getting alot of attention!

**Breotan**

Reports of a car being surrounded. Can't get Fark to load so I don't know what the details are.

**Sir Pseudonymous**

Breotan wrote:
People on Fark are spazzing. Something at Charlie's Circle and claims of someone in custody.

Edit: Streaming news reporting this too.

Three suspects on the deck, with a car and a backpack on the ground. If anything's happened since I haven't been able to make it out.

**Breotan**

Bomb Squad suiting up to deal with a suspicious device. Reporters are saying that it doesn't look like they have the suspect.

**Seaward**

Breotan wrote:
Bomb Squad suiting up to deal with a suspicious device. Reporters are saying that it doesn't look like they have the suspect.

Nope. According to the scanner, they're pulling pretty much everyone available to a rallying point at a mall. My conclusion is that they're manhuntin'.

10 tactical teams out, going house to house, according to scanner.

**DA's Forever**

I dont think they do, scanner said there about to start house to house sweep

Ninja'd

They got the guys from the car cuffed and bomb squads suiting to deal with the backpack i think

**Breotan**

AP reporting the Boston bomb suspects are from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least one year.

**Seaward**

On the other hand, they do have two guys in cuffs on the deck near a car somewhere, with the bomb squad moving in.

**DA's Forever**

I got cops acting like 5 yeah olds.

Cop #1: Well, neeyyaah!
Cop #2 Neeeyaah1

Good example guys

**djones520**

Breotan wrote:
AP reporting the Boston bomb suspects are from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least one year.

Very interesting if true.

**DA's Forever**

djones520 wrote:
Breotan wrote:
AP reporting the Boston bomb suspects are from Russia region near Chechnya, lived in US at least one year.

Very interesting if true.

Indeed too early to make a call on that one yet.

Also just heard ATF's getting in on it. Have some on location says the scanner

**Albatross**

Yep, the BBC is reporting that one of the suspects is Chechen.