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after a dramatic chase and shootout in which one suspect is shot dead by police.
One Boston marathon bombing suspect has been shot dead and another is on the loose and
believed to be "armed and dangerous", police have said.
It follows a shootout in Watertown between the two suspects and dozens of armed officers
after a policeman was shot dead at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, nine miles from Boston
Boston Police commissioner Ed Davis said: "What we are looking for right now is a suspect
was involved in Monday's bombing of the Boston Marathon."
He is described as light-skinned with brown wavy hair and dressed in a grey hooded top.
"You have seen the picture, You all have it. That's the individual we are looking for at
He added: "We believe this to be a terrorist. We believe this to be a man who came here
The suspects carjacked a black Mercedes SUV taking one person hostage near the university
campus and drove off towards the residential suburb of Watertown with police in pursuit.
On their way, the hostage was dumped at a petrol station after about 30 minutes, before
a dramatic shootout ensued in Watertown. The New York Times quoted local resident Andrew
Kitzenburg, who said he saw the pair, wearing backpacks, shooting at dozens of police officers
The 29-year-old said the officers and the men were 70 yards apart and engaged in "constant
He said an explosive device was also thrown at the police and went off some 20 yards from
One suspect ran at police and was shot at and apprehended. He later died in hospital.
The other, who is said to be badly injured, managed to get away from the stand-off.
Residents in the area have been told to stay indoors and remain vigilant until further
Police have sealed off the area and are conducting door-to-door searches and enquiries.
It comes just days after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston marathon,
killing three people and injuring more than 180 others.
bombings.