Gunfire, explosions reported around Dexter Street in Watertown

WCVB ^ | 4/18/13

[Kartographer]

The scene was located on Dexter Street in Watertown.

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Police are urging everyone to stay inside of their homes. The area is considered extremely dangerous.

There is one suspect who is reported to be in custody. Another suspect remains on the loose, in what is described as a very active scene.

[entropy12]

If they are deported fast, I will have lost all faith in our Justice Dept and the C-in-C. But I never had faith in the C-in-C so no change there.

[Ray76]

Is a lot of firepower.

It’s a city. Crime happens. Crazy s*t happens. But grenades?

[Jack Hydrazine]

The Bin Laden family was shooed out of the country right after 9/11 while all civilian aircraft were grounded.

And the Saudi student, who has ties to AQ and other terrorist organizations and was a person of interest, is being deported.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Reporter on tv stating he does not see FBI presence yet, but there are several people walking behind him with FBI jackets on..."

I saw that, too, on CNN. They were walking right behind him while he was talking with the Brit lady in the studio.

[ponygirl]

I heard them say something about Homeland Security vehicles involved.

[ConservativeStatement]

One TV channel just reported that a suspect has been shot and is hospitalized and an active search is ongoing for a second person.

[Christie at the beach]

Police officer has been killed. How sad.

[chessplayer]

Good grief. Grenades, dynamite, IED’s.

[txrefugee]

Bet those anti-gun folk in Watertown and Boston don’t mind seeing “assault rifles” in their streets right now.

We are nurturing vipers in our bosoms with all these Saudi “students” living here.

[gallandro1]

Police scanner is stating one perp in custody; described as “clean shaven Middle Eastern.”

[Robert357]

Watching it live on TV news!

[gallandro1]

here’s a pic:

https://twitter.com/sethmnookin/status/325122889944809472/photo/1

[ponygirl]

The guy they had down on the ground in cuffs has been released. I think it was that guy in the earlier photo.

[Domangart]

It's common down south. They proudly got them on the wat north where ZERO had them stand down.

[Patriot Babe]

He’s right now probably sulking in some corner of the White House because his gun control crap did not pass. He has no time to be a leader.

[ponygirl]

That presser yesterday was astounding. What a juvenile piece of cr@p he is. I’m embarrassed for him.

[Patriot Babe]

No Pressure Cookers?

[Patriot Babe]

Are you folks sure it wasn’t Bagdad Bob who was reporting that? =)

[babygene]

Sorry to be laughing, but this is funny. Isn’t this a state that has VERY strong gun laws???

[ponygirl]

NY Times is reporting:
"The two shooters, he said, had a large and unwieldy bomb. “They lit it, still in the middle of the gunfire, and threw it. But it went 20 yards at most.” It exploded, he said, and one of the two men ran towards the gathered police officers. He was tackled, but it was not clear if he was shot, Mr. Kitzenberg said.

The other, he said, got back into the SUV, turned it towards officers and “put the pedal to the metal.” The car “went right through the cops, broke right through and continued west.”

The two men left “a few backpacks right by the car, and there is a bomb robot out there now.” Police had told residents to stay away from their windows, he said. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/explosives-detonated-in-massachusetts-standoff.html?_r=0