Two explosions reported at Boston Marathon finish line! **Suspect #2 in Custody!!**

[Oceanas]

Is it true the first suspect blew himself up?

They said on the scanner feed that they had information that he may have had an explosive device on his chest that detonated and that the second suspect may as well. They warned all units to use extreme caution.

 

[WelshBloke]

From REDDIT:

Poor naked guy. 🙁

It's got to be fairly unfortunate to be marched around naked on national TV when you haven't done anything.

 

[Anonemous]

EDIT 4:44 EDT: "All is well" after a period of silence.
EDIT 4:43 EDT: Officer heard saying "Get down on your knees".

 

[Oceanas]

EDIT 4:43 EDT: Officer heard saying "Get down on your knees".

Followed a few seconds later by the officer saying to disregard that call, that the person he was in contact with had checked out.

 

[Destiny]

Quick Recap from what I am gathering from Yahoo news:

At approximately 10:30 p.m. Thursday, a robbery was reported at a 7-Eleven in Cambridge, Davis said. An MIT officer responding to the robbery was shot, and later pronounced dead. The suspects fled in a stolen Mercedes-Benz. Watertown Police spotted car and shots were fired between police and the suspects.
One suspect (Black Hat dude) was shot by police and later died, but the second "suspect" (white had dude) fled on foot, and a tense manhunt ensued.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

😱 That's pretty hardcore, where the hell did they get grenades from?

i suspect these were small homemade explosives, not military issue weapons.

 

[WelshBloke]

i suspect these were small homemade explosives, not military issue weapons.

Ahhh, that makes sense.

How come police transmissions aren't encrypted?

 

[eits]

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Ahhh, that makes sense.

How come police transmissions aren't encrypted?

cost and incompatibility

 

[WelshBloke]

cost and incompatibility

Maybe 5 years ago but I can't imagine it would cost much now.

 

[WelshBloke]

That's depressing. Looks like your typical, nice college kid. 🙁

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Maybe 5 years ago but I can't imagine it would cost much now.

police and military radio has been a clusterfuck since ww2. post-sep 11 directives and spending have fallen way short of rectifying this.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

correct about what, exactly?

Follow the breadcrumbs.

 

[WelshBloke]

police and military radio has been a clusterfuck since ww2. post-sep 11 directives and spending have fallen way short of rectifying this.

I think most countries use encrypted systems now.
Still if the police there don't see it as a problem I guess it isn't one, they are the guys that deal with it.

 

[eits]

apparently, they were both foreign born and moved here about a year ago. so, it turns out that suspect #2 isn't that sunil kid, since he was born in pennsylvania.

 

[BeeBoop]

I don't think the guy's planning to be captured alive.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Follow the breadcrumbs.

how about answering the question

 

[arrfep]

I don't think the guy's planning to be captured alive.

Reddit post says both now dead. :|

 

[SphinxnihpS]

how about answering the question

I did. It's quite clear.

Although now this appears to be rather unconfirmed, but time will tell. Police were absolutely naming two people earlier.

 

[Oceanas]

I think most countries use encrypted systems now.
Still if the police there don't see it as a problem I guess it isn't one, they are the guys that deal with it.

There are several police departments that have switched to having everything encrypted. For those that haven't, they do have encrypted frequencies for various things, but most of the general radio traffic is not.

 

[techs]

Have they said anything that might give a clue as to the motivation?

I'm just waking up and hearing all this.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

all public transportation in mass is shut down until further notice.

no vehicular traffic is allowed in or out of watertown.

 

[Anonemous]

all public transportation in mass is shut down until further notice.

no vehicular traffic is allowed in or out of watertown.

All schools/businesses/public transit closed in the surrounding neighborhoods.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Residents in the area are calling in sightings and suspicious noises!

Now they are calling in all officers with "less lethal" shotguns. They are offering to round them up. ???

 

[The Boston Dangler]

All schools/businesses/public transit closed in the surrounding neighborhoods.

i hope nobody here was expecting something from ups today, because they are next door to this.