[h=3]By PERVAIZ SHALLWANI, DOUGLAS BELKIN and JENNIFER SMITH[/h]WATERTOWN, Mass.—After a terrifying day of lockdown as authorities here searched for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, it was only when residents were able to leave their houses that he was found.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was discovered in a boat in the backyard of a house in this Boston suburb, where he had fled following a shootout with police that killed his brother and alleged accomplice.
A resident of the house went to his backyard Friday evening after police lifted their request for people to remain indoors. The man noticed blood on the boat and lifted the tarp to find Mr. Tsarnaev, Boston Police Chief Edward Davis said later. The resident called 911 and dozens of law enforcement officers responded, engaging Mr. Tsarnaev in a gunfight before capturing the wounded suspect and transporting him to the hospital.
Watertown police first came upon the suspects around 12:30 a.m. Friday, as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, drove separate vehicles after an alleged carjacking in neighboring Cambridge, Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau told CNN in an interview Saturday. He said the brothers had at least six explosive devices and a large cache of ammunition.
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"Before the backup could get there, [the brothers] get out of the car and unload on our police officer," Mr. Deveau said. "They both came out shooting."
Mr. Deveau estimated there were more than 200 gunshots fired during a five to 10-minute exchange. Then there were suddenly explosions, Mr. Deveau said.
"They were lighting something and throwing them," the police chief said, describing the devices as pipe bombs. The police also later found another "pressure-cooker bomb" at the gunfire scene, similar to the one used in the marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 170 on Monday.
At some point, the gunfire ended and the officer closest to Tamerlan Tsarnaev tackled the suspect in the street. As officers struggled to apply handcuffs, Mr. Deveau said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sped at them in a stolen Mercedes sport-utility vehicle.
Officers yelled, "Lookout! Lookout!," Mr. Deveau said. "They dived out of the way."
Mr. Tsarnaev ran over his brother, who was then taken to Beth Israel Deaconness Hospital where he died.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev drove off, with police firing at the car, Mr. Deveau said. Mr. Tsarnaev then "dumps the car and runs into the darkness of the streets," the police chief said. "Then we lost contact with him."
Authorities told residents of Watertown and other parts of the Boston area to stay in their homes, warning that one suspect was at large and considered extremely dangerous.
Residents who live near the house on Franklin Street where the 19-year-old suspect was eventually found said police came to their area around 10 a.m. Friday, checking basements and backyards. Police came back later with German Shepherds.
Police said that the house, on a usually quiet, leafy street, was about a block outside a perimeter they set up to try to contain Mr. Tsarnaev after the initial shootout. Police searched the area throughout Friday without success. At a news conference shortly after 6 p.m., authorities said that they were still looking but announced that residents could leave their homes.
"We certainly did not give an all clear," Mr. Davis said. "This was a very serious and dangerous situation. We had no information that the suspect was still holed up in this particular area. He managed to elude us by being just slightly outside of the perimeter that we set up."
It was shortly after that when the house's resident, David Henneberry, went out to his yard to get a breath of fresh air. Mr. Henneberry noticed that the tarp on his winterized boat was flapping in the wind, which he thought was odd because it should have been tightly secured, his stepson, Robert Duffy, told CNN. Mr. Henneberry peeked under the tarp and saw a pool of blood and "something crumpled up in a ball" in the front of the boat that he couldn't make out in the dimming light, Mr. Duffy said. At that point, Mr. Henneberry alerted local police.
That set off a new round of frightening events for local residents who were emerging from their homes.
Chuck Thibeault and his son had just walked down their driveway Friday night after being holed up for 24 hours when "a barrage of cops come down the road and shoved us back in the house," he said. "Not a minute later they opened fire on a boat at the end of the street. There were like 150 cops here."
Mr. Thibeault, aged 62, said "as soon as they started shooting I hit the floor."
Mr. Davis said police set up a perimeter around that boat when they arrived, and "over the course of the next hour or so, we exchanged gunfire with the suspect." Police were cautious, fearing that Mr. Tsarnaev was wearing explosives or that they might accidentally hit the fuel tank of the boat, which they were told was half full, state police said.
He said police wanted to capture Mr. Tsarnaev alive "so we can find out how it happened, why it happened and we can hold them for justice."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent a hostage negotiating team. A helicopter outfitted with an infrared camera was able to tell police that Mr. Tsarnaev was moving around inside the boat, police said.
Mr. Deveau, the Watertown police chief, said authorities stationed a negotiator on the second floor of the house who could see the boat clearly. Mr. Tsarnaev wasn't visible underneath the tarp, however. Authorities used "flash bangs" – loud explosive devices intended to "stun somebody for a short period of time" – and Mr. Tsarnaev soon went quiet, Mr. Deveau said.
Mr. Deveau said negotiators spoke to Mr. Tsarnaev for 20 to 30 minutes, asking him to lift up his shirt and show them he wasn't wearing an explosive device. "We finally got him to do that," Mr. Deveau said.
A tactical response team was then able to apprehend the suspect, state police said.
Stephen DePamphilis, who lives down the street, said he heard someone announce into a bullhorn that the suspect had been "secured and apprehended." Then the law enforcement officers gathered on the street -- Mr. DePamphilis counted 200 of them -- started cheering.
Residents who have been on edge all day also burst into applause upon hearing the news that Mr. Tsarnaev was in custody.
"We are so happy, we are relieved," said Ashot Davtian." I feel bad for the people who lost their lives but I am happy it's over."
Mr. Tsarnaev was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and placed in FBI custody, awaiting charges by the United States Attorney's office in Boston. Police said he had lost a lot of blood from injuries he sustained during the Friday-morning gunfight with police. It was unclear whether he was struck during a firefight with police before his capture, Mr. Davis said.
—Anton Troianovski and Michael Amon contributed to this article.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was discovered in a boat in the backyard of a house in this Boston suburb, where he had fled following a shootout with police that killed his brother and alleged accomplice.
A resident of the house went to his backyard Friday evening after police lifted their request for people to remain indoors. The man noticed blood on the boat and lifted the tarp to find Mr. Tsarnaev, Boston Police Chief Edward Davis said later. The resident called 911 and dozens of law enforcement officers responded, engaging Mr. Tsarnaev in a gunfight before capturing the wounded suspect and transporting him to the hospital.
Watertown police first came upon the suspects around 12:30 a.m. Friday, as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, drove separate vehicles after an alleged carjacking in neighboring Cambridge, Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau told CNN in an interview Saturday. He said the brothers had at least six explosive devices and a large cache of ammunition.
[h=3]Photos: Chaos in Boston[/h]See photos of a manhunt that paralyzed an entire metropolis.
ReutersNeighbors used cameras to record images of the boat at 67 Franklin St.
[h=3]Map: Boston Area[/h]Track locations of key incidents in the search for the suspects.
[h=3]Terror in the U.S.[/h]Review other major plots of terrorism on American soil.
"Before the backup could get there, [the brothers] get out of the car and unload on our police officer," Mr. Deveau said. "They both came out shooting."
Mr. Deveau estimated there were more than 200 gunshots fired during a five to 10-minute exchange. Then there were suddenly explosions, Mr. Deveau said.
"They were lighting something and throwing them," the police chief said, describing the devices as pipe bombs. The police also later found another "pressure-cooker bomb" at the gunfire scene, similar to the one used in the marathon bombings that killed three people and injured more than 170 on Monday.
At some point, the gunfire ended and the officer closest to Tamerlan Tsarnaev tackled the suspect in the street. As officers struggled to apply handcuffs, Mr. Deveau said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sped at them in a stolen Mercedes sport-utility vehicle.
Officers yelled, "Lookout! Lookout!," Mr. Deveau said. "They dived out of the way."
Mr. Tsarnaev ran over his brother, who was then taken to Beth Israel Deaconness Hospital where he died.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev drove off, with police firing at the car, Mr. Deveau said. Mr. Tsarnaev then "dumps the car and runs into the darkness of the streets," the police chief said. "Then we lost contact with him."
Authorities told residents of Watertown and other parts of the Boston area to stay in their homes, warning that one suspect was at large and considered extremely dangerous.
Residents who live near the house on Franklin Street where the 19-year-old suspect was eventually found said police came to their area around 10 a.m. Friday, checking basements and backyards. Police came back later with German Shepherds.
Police said that the house, on a usually quiet, leafy street, was about a block outside a perimeter they set up to try to contain Mr. Tsarnaev after the initial shootout. Police searched the area throughout Friday without success. At a news conference shortly after 6 p.m., authorities said that they were still looking but announced that residents could leave their homes.
"We certainly did not give an all clear," Mr. Davis said. "This was a very serious and dangerous situation. We had no information that the suspect was still holed up in this particular area. He managed to elude us by being just slightly outside of the perimeter that we set up."
It was shortly after that when the house's resident, David Henneberry, went out to his yard to get a breath of fresh air. Mr. Henneberry noticed that the tarp on his winterized boat was flapping in the wind, which he thought was odd because it should have been tightly secured, his stepson, Robert Duffy, told CNN. Mr. Henneberry peeked under the tarp and saw a pool of blood and "something crumpled up in a ball" in the front of the boat that he couldn't make out in the dimming light, Mr. Duffy said. At that point, Mr. Henneberry alerted local police.
That set off a new round of frightening events for local residents who were emerging from their homes.
Chuck Thibeault and his son had just walked down their driveway Friday night after being holed up for 24 hours when "a barrage of cops come down the road and shoved us back in the house," he said. "Not a minute later they opened fire on a boat at the end of the street. There were like 150 cops here."
Mr. Thibeault, aged 62, said "as soon as they started shooting I hit the floor."
Mr. Davis said police set up a perimeter around that boat when they arrived, and "over the course of the next hour or so, we exchanged gunfire with the suspect." Police were cautious, fearing that Mr. Tsarnaev was wearing explosives or that they might accidentally hit the fuel tank of the boat, which they were told was half full, state police said.
He said police wanted to capture Mr. Tsarnaev alive "so we can find out how it happened, why it happened and we can hold them for justice."
The Federal Bureau of Investigation sent a hostage negotiating team. A helicopter outfitted with an infrared camera was able to tell police that Mr. Tsarnaev was moving around inside the boat, police said.
Mr. Deveau, the Watertown police chief, said authorities stationed a negotiator on the second floor of the house who could see the boat clearly. Mr. Tsarnaev wasn't visible underneath the tarp, however. Authorities used "flash bangs" – loud explosive devices intended to "stun somebody for a short period of time" – and Mr. Tsarnaev soon went quiet, Mr. Deveau said.
Mr. Deveau said negotiators spoke to Mr. Tsarnaev for 20 to 30 minutes, asking him to lift up his shirt and show them he wasn't wearing an explosive device. "We finally got him to do that," Mr. Deveau said.
A tactical response team was then able to apprehend the suspect, state police said.
Stephen DePamphilis, who lives down the street, said he heard someone announce into a bullhorn that the suspect had been "secured and apprehended." Then the law enforcement officers gathered on the street -- Mr. DePamphilis counted 200 of them -- started cheering.
Residents who have been on edge all day also burst into applause upon hearing the news that Mr. Tsarnaev was in custody.
"We are so happy, we are relieved," said Ashot Davtian." I feel bad for the people who lost their lives but I am happy it's over."
Mr. Tsarnaev was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and placed in FBI custody, awaiting charges by the United States Attorney's office in Boston. Police said he had lost a lot of blood from injuries he sustained during the Friday-morning gunfight with police. It was unclear whether he was struck during a firefight with police before his capture, Mr. Davis said.
—Anton Troianovski and Michael Amon contributed to this article.