The story of how Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found hiding in a boat in the backyard of a Watertown, Mass., home is every bit as wild as the manhunt.
Dave Henneberry’s family told the New York Daily News that Henneberry went outside to smoke and get some air after the city curfew was lifted at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. While outside, Henneberry apparently noticed a few things wrong with his boat; the tarp was dislodged and one of the straps was cut.
Henneberry decided to get a ladder to investigate.
After climbing the ladder to look inside the boat, Henneberry saw a pool of blood and what he thought was a body. It turned out to be that of Tsarnaev.
Henneberry jumped off the ladder, ran inside and called 911. Police converged on the home shortly thereafter, a shootout ensued, and Tsarnaev was taken in custody at 8:43 p.m., less than three hours later.
Below is a crazy video via Barstool Sports showing the shootout:
Here is a photo of Tsarnaev in the boat via CBS News:
Photo of suspect in the boat where he was hiding in Watertown @cbsnewstwitter.com/NewsBreaker/st…
— Abby Huntsman (@HuntsmanAbby) April 20, 2013
Below are some more looks at the boat and the setting of the neighborhood:
Here’s a better look at the boat where possible #Boston suspect is reportedly holed up in. #manhunt. twitter.com/TorontoStar/st…
— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) April 20, 2013
Here’s a satellite image of a boat at 67 Franklin Ave, Watertown twitter.com/AntDeRosa/stat…
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) April 20, 2013
Here is the #boat in #watertown. SWAT took out windows in this house for better view. Two doors down. twitter.com/AlanaSemuels/s…
— AlanaSemuels (@AlanaSemuels) April 20, 2013
And here is the money shot of Tsarnaev being apprehended:
PHOTO: ATF confirms this image is their medic working on suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev twitter.com/MeredithFrost/…
— Meredith Frost (@MeredithFrost) April 20, 2013
Photo via Twitter/MyFoxLA
