posted April 20, 2013 05:27 PM            

In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer Saturday, Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau gave his account of the events leading up to 19-year-old Dzokhar Tsarnaev's capture Friday evening.

The mayhem that night started with the fatal shooting of MIT campus officer Sean Collier, after which the two suspects -- Dzokhar and his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan -- hijacked another vehicle, allegedly bragging to the carjacking victim about their involvement in the Boston Marathon bombing. They let the black SUV's owner go, uninjured, after forcing him to withdraw money from an ATM.

However, as Talking Points Memo notes, his cell phone remained in the car, which gave police their first lead in tracking the suspected bombers. Authorities tracked the cell signal to a quiet residential street in Watertown, where a firefight ensued.

Armed with handguns, rifles and at least six bombs -- some of which were hurled at officers from the stolen vehicle -- the suspects launched their attack against responding police officers.

“The two brothers are shooting at my first police officer that’s responded and now, within seconds, I have two or three other police officers that pull up,” Deveau told Blizter. "We estimate that there [were] over 200 shots fired over a five to 10 minute period."

Despite their surplus of weapons and ammunition, Deveau said the older Tsarnaev ran out of rounds while approaching officers on foot. It was then that one officer made his move, tackling the suspect to the ground before handcuffing him. The younger brother managed to escape custody, but not before running over his brother.

"One of [the officers] yells out 'look out' and here comes the black SUV, the carjacked car, directly at them," Deveau recalls. "They dive out of the way, yet he runs [over] his brother and drags him that short distance down the street."

"In effect, killing his brother?" Blitzer asked. "Yes, that's what we think," Deveau replies.

The older Tsarnaev was taken to a local hospital, where he was declared deceased, while authorities continued their search for the second suspect. Following up on a tip from a Watertown resident, police surrounded a backyard on Franklin Street, where Tsarnaev was believed to be hiding in a covered boat. Deveau said gunfire was exchanged, yet again, before police were able to safely apprehend Tsarnaev and take him into custody.

The manhunt appeared to have reached its conclusion Friday night after Tsarnaev was captured, however, Deveau confirmed today that the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects acted alone.

posted April 20, 2013 07:05 PM            

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The manhunt appeared to have reached its conclusion Friday night after Tsarnaev was captured, however, Deveau confirmed today that the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects acted alone.

"We got our two guys," he said.

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but will this put to bed the rumor of a Saudi involved....