Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Number 2, is in Boston Police custody. The Boston Police sent out this Twitter tweet at 8:45 PM EST:
Suspect in custody. Officers sweeping the area. Stand by for further info.
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013
The tweet was retweeted over 47,000 times within the last 15 minutes. It’s on pace to at least come close to the Twitter tweet records set last year, so let’s wait an hour to see how it does.
UPDATE:
This Twiter tweet, put out by the Boston Police at 8:58 PM, has been retweeted over 90,000 times, and is headed to a point to break the re-tweet record:
CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013
But the main news is that 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is in custody. It brings to an end a manhunt that started Monday, after the fatal detonation of two bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, and ended today, within the week.
Along the way, the episode contained a number of media misteps, and a number of media firsts. But the main process was what led up to the successful capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
And thankfully, at least one of the Tsarnaev brothers is alive.
To look at that in depth, another blog post is coming.
Stay tuned.