Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Captured: Alleged Boston Marathon Bomber Arrested Following Manhunt

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was wanted in connection to the Boston Marathon bombing. The hunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ended Friday night when authoritiescaptured the suspect wanted in connection to the bombing Monday at the Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Police Department. The Associated Press reports that Boston Mayor Tom Menino tweeted “We got him,” along with a photo ofthe police commissioner speaking tohim. Law enforcement officials in Watertown, Mass., responded to the site of reported gunfire around 7:00 p.m. — approximately one hour after lifting a lockdown on the area — where they found Tsarnaev, 19, hiding inside a small boat. Police cornered the suspect, not far from the site of a shootout the previous night that killed his brother and suspected accomplice, Tamerlan Tsarnaev. CLICK HERE for live updates The streets of Watertown erupted incheers as news came that the suspect had been captured alive, according to HuffPost reporters Christina Wilkie and Michael McLaughlin. “I’m happy they caught him. Im happy he’s alive. I want to know why,” said Jeannette Harvey, a Watertown resident who works at Massachusetts General Hospital in the trauma ward. According to AP, Kathleen Paolillo, a 27-year-old teacher who lives in Watertown, also said, “Everyone wants him alive.” Residents were relieved as a heavily guarded ambulance headed east on Mount Auburn Street. It was unclear who was riding inside, but there was a sense that the danger was over. The violent manhunt unfolded one night after FBI Special Agent RichardDesLauriers vowed that the alleged bombers, first identified as “Suspect 1″ and “Suspect 2,” would be “brought to justice.”