Police officers aim their weapons in Watertown, Massachusetts, April 19, 2013.
Police have captured alive the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings after an intense day-long search of the Boston area.
Police cornered 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding inside a boat in the backyard of a house in the Boston suburb of Watertown. Reports say he has been wounded and is in serious condition.
Onlookers cheered police and the FBI as they drove out of Watertown.
Massachusetts state police chief Tom Alben said he is eternally grateful for what happened Friday night, describing the police as exhausted but victorious. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said he is grateful to all law enforcement for what he called their extraordinary collaboration and cooperation.
Watch report from VOA's Carolyn Presutti in Watertown, Massachusetts
They also thanked the public for their patience and thousands of tips phoned into the FBI and police, including the call that led police to the suspect hiding in the boat.
President Barack Obama, addressing reporters Friday night at the White House, said the nation is in debt to people of Boston and Massachusetts and to those he called the outstanding law enforcement professionals. He said the two bombers have failed because Americans refuse to be terrorized.
The FBI has identified Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his older brother Tamerlan as the suspects in Monday's twin bombings at the Boston Marathon. The blasts killed three people and injured 176. They were identified just hours after the FBI released pictures of the two hoping the public would recognize them.
The FBI says it has video of Dzhokhar placing a backpack along a curb moments before the bombing.
Tamerlan was killed in a shootout with police in Watertown Thursday after he and his brother allegedly killed a security officer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Police say they also stole a car and threw grenades and other explosives at officers during a police chase.
Police also say three people are have been taken into custody in the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, where Dzhokhar once lived.
The brothers are ethnic Chechens and came to the Boston area as children. Family members and friends say they cannot believe the two could have carried out such a dreadful crime.
An uncle who lives in suburban Washington called them losers, though, who brought shame on all Chechens.
Manhunt for Boston Bombing Suspect
1/24A police cruiser drives by as people react to news of the arrest of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, April 19, 2013, in Boston.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
2/24An ambulance carrying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a19-year-old Massachusetts college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings, turns into Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center after he was captured in an all day manhunt, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
3/24This still frame from video shows Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev visible through an ambulance after he was captured in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
4/24An FBI officer stands in front of the boat at 67 Franklin St., where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, was hiding inside in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
5/24Law enforcement officials are seen in front of 67 Franklin St after the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
6/24A family reacts after police SWAT teams assaulted a house on their street, firing their weapons on Franklin Street during the search for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
7/24Police officers aim their weapons in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
8/24Officers look on as the search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings continues, April 19, 2013, in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
9/24Heavily armed police continue to patrol the neighborhoods of Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
10/24Police patrol through a neighborhood in Watertown, while searching for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
11/24A man looks out of his door as a SWAT team member knocks on his neighbors door as they search for the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
12/24A barefooted woman runs for cover as police surround a home while searching for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
13/24Law enforcement officers in tactical gear enter the search area for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, the one remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, in Watertown, Massachusetts, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
14/24A suspect wanted for questioning in relation to the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing is seen in handout photo released through the Boston Police Department Twitter page, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
15/24Police walk down School and Walnut Street on April 19, 2013 in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
16/24A woman looks out a window at her home as police start to search an apartment building while looking for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings in Watertown, April 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
17/24 Images released by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows "Suspect 2" (L-white cap) and "Suspect 1" (R-black cap) in the crowd before the blast at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
18/24Police on School and Walnut Street as the search continues for a suspect on April 19, 2013 in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
19/24Residents view police in tactical gear conduct a search for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, April 19, 2013, in Watertown.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
20/24Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, walks into his home in Montgomery Village in Maryland, April, 19, 2013.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
21/24A Montgomery County, Maryland police officer pushes the media back from in front of the house of the uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, April 19, 2013, in Montgomery Village.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
22/24Police officers keep a man on the ground in Watertown, April 19, 2013, following the shooting of a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
23/24Police with guns drawn search for a suspect on April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
24/24Police officers keep a man on the ground in Watertown, April 19, 2013 following the shooting of a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was apprehended after an extensive manhunt that lasted almost 20 hours Friday. His capture followed an early morning shootout that killed his brother, Tamerlan, also a suspect in the bombings.
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