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Year XLIII. Volume LXXXIV. Issue XLVIII
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Crowd swarms Common after suspect subdued Enemy combatant
status considered for Boston bomber By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff
merlan Tsarnaev engaged police in a violent firefight with guns and explosives in Watertown. Tamerlan died Friday morning as a result of the shootout, and a manhunt ensued Friday for his brother. While the throngs rallied in the Common, others consoled one another at a memorial at the corner of Boylston Street and Berkeley Street. The memorial had a more quiet tone as people placed flowers and notes to honor the victims.
With the suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings in custody, some members of Congress are seeking to give the suspect limited civil liberties when he is tried. U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham of North Carolina, John McCain of Arizona and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, as well as U.S. Rep. Peter King of New York, asked U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday to consider Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as an enemy combatant, meaning he would not be read his Miranda rights or appointment of counsel. “The accused perpetrators of these acts were not common criminals attempting to profit from a criminal enterprise, but terrorists trying to injure, maim and kill innocent Americans. The suspect, based upon his actions, clearly is a good candidate for enemy combatant status. We do not want this suspect to remain silent,” stated the politicians advocating the proposal in a press release Sunday. Tsarnaev was taken into custody Friday night after avoiding the police for nearly 24 hours. Dzhokhar’s older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was also a suspect for the bombings and was killed early Friday morning after the brothers stole a car and led officers
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A crowd of more than 1,000 people,
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A couple kneels at a makeshift memorial honoring victims of Monday’s bombing at the corner of Boylston Street and Berkeley Street. By Chris Lisinski Daily Free Press Staff
many of them students of Boston-area colleges, marched to the Boston Common Friday night in a demonstration of pride after law enforcement officials subdued both suspects in Monday’s Boston Marathon bombing. Dozens of people filled the Parkman Bandstand and hung American flags and banners reading “Believe in Boston.” Applause and cheers roared through the park
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ABOVE AND TOP LEFT: Boston residents flock to the Boston Common to celebrate after Suspect #2 was taken into custody on April 19. Chants of “U.S.A.,” “Boston,” “BPD” and a chorus of “Sweet Caroline” rang out as students and residents crammed the Common.
in celebration of an end to a chaotic chapter in the Marathon bombings. “There’s this feeling of collective joy and happiness,” said Kelley Gordon, a Massachusetts College of Art and Design student. “Everybody is smiling and happy and proud of who they are and where they’re coming from. I’ve never felt this kind of community.” Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was taken into custody Friday night and was hospitalized in serious condition after a nearly 24-hour span in which he and his older brother Ta-
After long week, elusive bombing BU student killed at Marathon suspect 2 arrested in Watertown remembered as studious, kind By Kyle Plantz Daily Free Press Staff
After dodging multiple law enforcement agencies for almost 24 hours, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — the suspect authorities believe was involved in the Boston Marathon bombings — was arrested Friday in Watertown and later brought to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he is in critical condition. “We are so grateful to bring justice and closure to this case,” said Massachusetts State Police Col. Timothy Alben in a news conference Friday night. “We have a suspect in custody.” Tsarnaev, who was labeled as the second suspect in the investigation, was hiding in a boat parked in the backyard of a Watertown home. The boat owner ventured outside after the shelter-in-place order was lifted and noticed blood by his boat. He then lifted the tarp on his boat and saw Tsarnaev bleeding. He immediately ran inside and called the Watertown police, said Boston Police Department Commissioner Ed Davis. Dzhokhar’s injuries included a bullet wound in his neck. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said he was unsure if the suspect’s health complications would permit him to speak, in an interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday. “We don’t know if we’ll ever be able to question the individual,” Menino said. The first suspect, Dzhokhar’s older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was killed early Friday morning and taken into custody after a shootout and chase in Watertown. Davis said the police and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev exchanged gunfire as law enforcement officials pinned him down. Authorities used “flashbang” stun grenades to disorient and distract Tsarnaev, and negotiators tried to get Tsarnaev to submit to police on his own terms. With Dzhokhar in custody and his brother Tamerlan deceased, four causalities and more
than 170 injuries have been reported from their actions. Three people died at the Marathon bombings Monday and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer, Sean Collier, was killed Thursday night. “The citizens of the city of Boston and this area can be calmed that the threat has been removed,” Davis said. Menino said at a news conference Friday that he was thankful for the law enforcement’s hard work in the investigation. “Thank you, thank you, thank you to the law enforcement officials for working together,” he said. “But today, my Boston police working together with the state police, we have a conclusion that will satisfy you.” After suspect two was taken into custody Friday, a number of Bostonians flooded the streets to celebrate and thank law enforcement officials. Fenway Park officials took time at Friday’s game, the Red Sox’ first since the bombings, to honor those lost during and those affected by Monday’s bombings. Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, Davis and Marathon volunteers and victims were honored individually before the game began. Sunday, Boston Bruins hockey players gifted their jerseys to law enforcement officials and first responders. Patrick said the public’s assistance in the case was critical to the capture of Tsarnaev. “I want to also thank all the members of the public for their patience … in helping us narrow in on these suspects,” he said in a news conference Friday. “It’s a night where I think we are all going to rest easy.” U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the nation Friday and said many questions still remain unanswered in the investigation. “We’ve closed an important chapter in this tragedy. Obviously tonight there are still many unanswered questions,” he said. “We will determine what happened and investigate any associations these people might have had.”
By Margaret Waterman Daily Free Press Staff
Warm, friendly and dedicated to her studies, Lingzi Lu, a first-year Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student, will be missed by her fellow students, said Boston University Statistics Program Director Eric Kolaczyk. “She was very sweet,” he said. “She was bubbly. She had an ability to smile and look serious at the same time that I found intriguing.” Lu died in the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Kolaczyk said he and his colleagues were devastated to have lost such a promising student in a senseless manner. “She was very serious about her studies,” he said. “She had a large group of friends around her as well. She was both very much into her studies in statistics … [and] she was also taking a course in piano because she wanted to further her piano skills — she really had a very rich personality.” Lu, who was originally from China, received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Beijing Institute of Technology before moving to the U.S. to pursue her master’s degree in statistics, Kolaczyk said. While she may have struggled at first with the language barrier, she adapted well over the course of her first year at BU. “My impression was that it was challenging at first, and that’s not atypical at all,” he said. “It’s difficult to go from speaking primarily your home language … and then suddenly go to another country … She found it challenging but she still did well and she was moving with an even bigger head of steam into the spring semester.” Lu’s parents said in a public written statement that she greatly enjoyed her time in the U.S. “It has always been her dream to come to America to study,” the statement read. “While
she was here, she fell in love with Boston and its people. She loved her new friends and her professors at Boston University. She wanted to play a role in international business, specializing in applied mathematics.” Lu was the joy of her parents’ lives and a positive role model for those around her, according to the statement. “We were thrilled to watch her grow into an intelligent and beautiful young woman. She was a positive role model for many others,” Lu’s parents wrote. “… We hope that everyone who knew Lingzi, and experienced the positive spirit and joy she had will help carry on her spirit.” Members of the BU community have rallied to support Lu’s family and friends. Members of the BU Board of Trustees have made a combined contribution of $560,000 as of Thursday evening in Lu’s name to the Lu Lingzi Scholarship Fund, which was established after her death, according to The Campaign for BU website Additionally, students gathered at Marsh Plaza to commemorate Lu’s passing, writing notes on a banner to be given to Lu’s family. College of Communication sophomore Xi Jin, BU Chinese Students and Scholars’ director of communication, said BUCSS set up the tribute to honor Lu and to support her parents. “From the start when we knew she was missing, we’ve been helping her roommates and the Chinese Consulate and her family to look for her,” Jin said. “… We really appreciate everybody caring about her. We hope that BU can stay united and stay strong and get through this sad period.” BU officials will host a memorial to honor Lu Monday night at 7 p.m. in Metcalf Hall, said BU President Robert Brown in an email to the community Sunday. Rachel Riley contributed to the reporting of this article.