1 Boston bombing suspect dead, the other at-large; residents told to 'shelter in place'

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A manhunt is underway for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. The other suspect was killed in a confrontation with police after the suspects killed a MIT police officer and hijacked a car, leading the police on a chase through Watertown, Mass.
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A manhunt is underway this morning in Boston for one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon boming. The other suspect was killed in a confrontation with police after the suspects killed a MIT police officer and hijacked a car, leading the police on a chase through Watertown, Mass.

The surviving supect has been identified as 19 year-old Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. The other suspect is believed to have been his brother.

"We believe this man to be a terrorist," said Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. "We believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people."

Officials are telling all Boston residents to "shelter in place" and have shut down public transit.

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