|
|
|
Admins |
Jonathan Wilde, Eric Glickman-Tondreau, Josh Liebow-Feeser, |
Writers |
|
Contact |
admins & friends: info@bostonsituation.org press contact: press@bostonsituation.org writers: writers@bostonsituation.org |
There’s significant misinformation about the explosions and fires at the Boston Marathon and at the JFK Library, on Monday, 15 April 2013. We’re making a concise, live-time, factual summary of the current state of the situation and how people can help and get help.
Want update notifications? Follow our Twitter feed.
We need writers, along with translators for Korean, Portuguese, Haitian and Cape Verdean Creole, Spanish, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Help us out! As always, we enjoy tips and corrections, too. Please click on these links and read them before emailing us so you know what to send us. We are getting a lot of email!
What’s Happening Now
Witnesses heard gunshots near MIT Building 32 at 10:48PM on Thursday, 18 April 2013. During the ensuing investigation, one officer was fatally shot (12:07AM, 19 Apr) (12:13AM, 19 Apr). Authorities in MIT have reported that the shooter has moved off campus, and it is safe to resume normal, but vigilant activities (2:05AM, 19 Apr). There have also been multiple firsthand reports of an active crime scene in Watertown (1:24AM, 19 Apr) (1:07AM, 19 Apr). Boston Police Department currently urges Watertown residents to stay in their homes (2:16AM, 19 Apr). More on this as it develops--there is a live feed from CBS in Watertown (1:44AM, 19 Apr). Massachusetts State Police stated there will be a press conference at Watertown Mall, Watertown MA at a time TBD (3:25AM, 19 Apr).
There is also a reddit thread updating in real time. It is not fact-checked, but provides a good summary of what law enforcement is doing to coordinate their efforts.
The Boston Police still have not made any arrests in conjunction with Monday’s attack (2:40PM, 17 Apr). The FBI has also issued a statement denying any arrests (2:58PM, 17 Apr). In a press conference, the FBI released a set of photos of two suspects in order to help track them down. These photos are available at www.fbi.gov. They stress that these are the only credible photos, and all others are deemed “not credible”. They have released a phone number: 1-800-CALL-FBI, and a website https://www.bostonmarathon.fbi.gov for tips (5:26, 18 Apr).
Getting Around
MBTA (General) |
Planned random bag searches on 16 Apr (8:48PM, 15 Apr). |
MBTA (Subway) |
All lines have resumed service (5:47PM, 15 Apr) with the exception of Copley Square, which will be closed for the foreseeable future (6:03PM, 15 Apr). For all current train delays, follow @mbta_alerts (high volume of updates), or check the mbta advisory page |
MBTA (Bus) |
Many buses have service interruptions (8:37PM, 15 Apr), especially near Back Bay (2:39PM, 16 Apr). For a full list, see the MBTA site. Follow @mbta_alerts for more information (high volume of updates) |
MBTA (Commuter Rail) |
All commuter rails are running, but many are experiencing 10-15 minute delays (8:37PM, 15 Apr). |
MBTA (Boat) |
All boat travel appears uninterrupted (8:37PM, 15 Apr). |
Mass Ave Bridge |
Open in both directions (8:42PM, 15 Apr). |
Logan Airport |
Flights are arriving/departing now. Check with airline about delays (5:42PM, 15 Apr). |
Roads |
Closed:
|
Crime Scene |
MIT Shooting: Around Vassar and Main and MIT Building 32 and 78 (12:01AM, 19 Apr).
Boston Marathon: Boston Police has released a map of the restricted area (3:30PM, 17 Apr). |
Staying Safe
The Boston Police Commissioner has stressed that there is no immediate threat to the public, and that Boston residents should go about their lives remaining vigilant. He asks that the public stay clear of the Copley Square crime scene for the duration of the investigation, which could last for another 2 days at least. In addition, the Superintendent of the MA State Police has said that there will be increased police visibility throughout Boston, and that this is a precautionary measure to ensure the comfort and cooperation of the public, rather than a response to any imminent physical threat. (9:45AM, 16 Apr: posted from livestream, link to follow)
Current advice is to stay out of the Copley Square area (5:15PM, 15 Apr), and to not use cell phones in Boston to reduce the strain on the phone system (6:30PM, 15 Apr), or accidental detonation of other possible bombs (4:28PM, 15 Apr).
Helping Out
FBI tips line: 1 (800) CALL-FBI (8:18PM, 15 Apr)
BPD's Crime Stoppers tip line (can be anonymous): 1 (800) 494-TIPS (7:00PM, 15 Apr)
To offer help to runners or others: #Bost[안내]태그제한으로등록되지않습니다-[안내]태그제한으로등록되지않습니다-onHelp.
Ways to check on others and report that you’re safe:
The Red Cross is now accepting blood donations again, more information under the cut (2:40PM, 16 Apr).
The Salvation Army is on the scene and is accepting donations (15 Apr).
MEMA has a list of services and events currently available, and that will become available later in the week (6:45PM, 17 Apr)
Form set up by Boston Globe (6:46PM, 15 Apr) for coordinating housing for those stranded:
Governor Patrick and Mayor Menino have set up a donation fund to provide aid for those most affected by the blasts. Donate here.
The Boston First Responders Union have set up a Donation fund here.
Technology Underwriting Greater Good is holding a Marathon Specific Fundraiser here.
Getting Help
You can use this page from the Red Cross to find help near you. The Red Cross has a relief center set up in Cambridge, MA (3:08PM, 15 Apr).
The Salvation Army has relief services on the scene downtown (15 Apr).
The Castle at Park Plaza, at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Arlington Street, opened as a resource and information center offering counseling and shelter services. It has re-opened as of 9 a.m. Tuesday (16 Apr).
If you need help talking to your kids, this blog post by the Boston Public Health blog offers some tips to broaching the subject of tragedy.
For other tips or options, see #Bost[안내]태그제한으로등록되지않습니다-[안내]태그제한으로등록되지않습니다-onHelp.
If you are a business owner located within the crime scene, you can retrieve your mail at your local post office with an ID (3:42PM, 17 Apr)
The City of Boston opened a Resource and Information Center in the lobby of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel for Back Bay area businesses impacted by yesterday’s tragedy. This satellite office will will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. City officials from the Inspectional Services Department, Boston Redevelopment Authority, and Department of Neighborhood Development will be on hand to issue building permits, respond to questions about reopening and required inspections, and other additional business services(16 Apr).
Boston area taxpayers, and other affected by Monday’s explosions, have a three-month tax filing and payment extension; the IRS has said in a statement released Tuesday, 4/16 (7:39PM 16 Apr). This relief applies to all individual taxpayers who live in Suffolk County, Mass., including the city of Boston. It also includes victims, their families, first responders, others impacted by this tragedy who live outside Suffolk County and taxpayers whose tax preparers were adversely affected. Generalized instructions on filing form 4868 for extensions can be found here, and the form 4868 can be found here.
The Situation
Boston Marathon
At 2:50 pm on Monday, 15 April, two explosions occurred along the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street, about 50 yards apart. At a press conference, Boston Police Department (BPD)’s commissioner reported that the explosions were set off by small, portable explosive devices. The police intentionally detonated another suspicious package by water cannon on Boylston street, but it was later determined that the package was not a bomb. At a 9:45am press conference on 16 April, Governor Deval Patrick confirmed that only two explosive devices were found in the Copley Square area, which were the ones which had detonated, as opposed to speculation that had placed the total number of recovered devices as high as 7 (9:24AM, 16 Apr).
JFK Library
There was also an electrical fire at the John F. Kennedy Library at University of Massachusetts Boston (1:23PM, 15 Apr). BPD currently thinks that it may not have been an explosion (3:38PM, 15 Apr) (2:22PM, 15 Apr), and that it didn't appear to be related to the initial two explosions (6:49PM, 15 April).
Casualties
The death toll stands at three (7:09PM, 15 Apr) (5:53PM, 15 Apr). Injury reports initially came in at 23 (3:06PM, 15 Apr), but by the morning of Tuesday, had risen to 176 (9:06AM, 16 Apr)
(10:21AM, 16 Apr). A Brigham and Women’s Hospital spokesperson has said that the bombs were filled with anti-personnel shrapnel (9:59AM, 16Apr). A doctor from Mass General Hospital has also tentatively concluded that there were pellets and nails contained in the bomb, mostly localized in the lower extremities of the victims. This localization was seen also at the Tufts Medical Center, which has treated at least seventeen blast victims (16 Apr). Most patients at MGH are conscious, with the exception of a few (about 6-8) who are medically sedated (10:15AM, 16 Apr).
Police Response
The Boston Police have cordoned off the area around Copley Square for the foreseeable future (4:42PM, 15 Apr).
The Associated Press had reported that a no fly zone for flights under 3,000 feet had been established over the crime scene (15 Apr), but ABC news reported at 5:48 that the ban had been lifted.
Motivation
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairman of of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said: "It is a terrorist incident. … It could be foreign, it could be homegrown." (6:04PM, 15 Apr) The police also confirmed that they do not have any suspects in custody (5:02PM, 15 Apr). The reports of a Saudi National being in custody are unfounded, as the man reportedly has no connection to the event (8:55PM, 15 Apr), and the Saudi Embassy has stated that U.S authorities have assured them he is being treated as a witness, not a suspect (1:51PM, 16 Apr). A vacant home in Revere, MA was searched last night, the authorities have yet to comment on the matter (1:30AM, 16Apr).The FBI has taken over the investigation (7:46PM, 15 Apr). At a 9:45am press conference on 4/16, the head of Boston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force has not commented on any suspects in custody, or on the nature of the Revere, MA apartment search (10:00AM, 16 Apr: posting from livestream, link to follow). President Obama has stated that the FBI is treating the attack as “an act of terrorism” (11:30AM, 16 Apr), but they cannot determine whether or not it was domestic or foreign (12:45, 17 Apr).
About
License
To the extent possible under law, contributors and translators to this document have waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to it.
Ethics, Getting Involved, and More!
Want to help? Wonder what our policies are? We’ve compiled another handy document with full details on that.
첫댓글 테러 용의자 검거과정의 총격사건 아닐까요.