Crime & Safety

Authorities Release Photos of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Hiding in Boat

Massachusetts State Police released the images of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Saturday, just hours after he was taken alive in Watertown, Mass.

Massachusetts State Police released five photos onΒ their Twitter accountΒ on Saturday afternoon showing marathon bombing suspectΒ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat in WatertownΒ on Friday evening, shortly before his capture.

The photos were taken from theΒ State Police Air Wing, including images usingΒ a thermal imaging camera which show the suspect within the boat.

The man who owned the boat that Dzhokar used to hide from police was getting some fresh air when he noticed that his boat had been disturbed.

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