Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe
Friday’s manhunt and capture of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev capped off a tense week for Bostonians. Click through the gallery and track this week’s incredible events.
Pictured: The men's division crossed the starting line in Hopkinton during the 117th Boston Marathon.
Boston Marathon bombings: A timeline of this week’s events
Friday’s manhunt and capture of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev capped off a tense week for Bostonians. Click through the gallery and track this week’s incredible events.
Pictured: The men's division crossed the starting line in Hopkinton during the 117th Boston Marathon.
Bombing suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, left, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a26, were photographed together on the street on the day of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site of the blasts. The blasts would result in three deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Following the blasts, a chaotic scene unfolded at the Marathon finish line as first responders rushed to treat the injuried.
Copley Square was blocked off following Monday’s blast and became the city’s largest crime scene.
Boston Mayor Tom Menino, Masachusetts Governor Duval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz, and Congressman Stephen Lynch addressed members of the media during a news conference regarding Monday’s explosions.
The early news on Tuesday was the identification of the first Marathon victim: Martin Richard (left), 8, of Dorchester.
Later in the day, the name of another fatality was announced: Krystle Campbell, of Arlington, who was only a few weeks from her 30th birthday.
Boston University confirmed April 17 that Lingzi Lu, who was studying mathematics and statistics at the school and was due to receive her graduate degree in 2015, was among the people killed in the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Boylston Street remained blocked off at Copley Square where runners got water after crossing the finish line.
The day after the explosions went off, Valerie Kelly, 28, of Boston received her medal from volunteer Gail Reynolds of Jamaica Plain. She was one of the runners who was unable to finish the race. Kelly said, "you train for a long time and you put yourself physically and mentally through a lot on the course and you think of that moment of crossing the finish line. It's a hopeful, positive thing, and then the events of yesterday just changed the whole climate. It's just emotional."
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick spoke during a press conference with, among others, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino,) FBI Special Agent In Charge Rick DesLauriers about the ongoing investigation into Monday’s dual bombings.
Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia walked past a condolence sign in the dugout before a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in Cleveland.
A sign hung on a barricade to Boylston Street at Berkeley Street.
A FBI investigator checked for evidence along Boylston Street.
On Wednesday, April 17, reports surfaced a suspect in the bombing was in custody and was being transported to federal court. This report ultimately turned out to be false. Meanwhile, a bomb threat was called in to the Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse shortly after the false report broke.
Pictured: A police officer with the Department of Homeland Security yelled, "Get back, Everybody back now!" as he moved a line of media and onlookers away from the Moakley federal courthouse after a bomb threat caused the evacuation of the courthouse.
Something extremely rare occured after the Sabres beat the Bruins in a shootout on Wednesday, April 17. Both teams skated back onto the ice and saluted the crowd together. Prior to the game, a moment of silence was held in memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Boston Police march in formation to circle the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for security for the President's visit on April 18, 2013.
President Barack Obama walked off the alter while in Boston for “Healing Our City,” an interfaith service at the Cathedral Holy Cross for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
At a press conference at the Sheraton Hotel on April 18, Richard DesLauriers, FBI special agent in charge Boston, released images of the two suspects believed to be the Boston Marathon bombers.
In this image released by the FBI on April 19, the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are seen standing near the marathon finish line on April 15.
An employee looked out from a gas station convenience store on Memorial Drive in Cambridge after police reportedly chased the suspects through the area. The station was taped off by police.
MIT Police Officer Sean Collier was shot and killed on the MIT campus late on Thursday night by the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, which set off a car chase, shootout and massive manhunt in Boston.
Massachusetts State Police, Cambridge Police, and MIT Police searched at the scene of the shooting of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Several law enforcement agencies congregated in Watertown following a police chase which originated in Cambridge.
Pictured: An armored vehicle at Mt. Auburn and Melendy Streets in Watertown.
The two bombing suspects were identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, (left) and Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, (right). The two men were identified as brothers of Chechen origin.
The first suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died following a police shootout early Friday morning. Heightened police presence was seen in Watertown as the search for a second suspect of the Marathon Bombing continued.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino spoke as Governor Patrick, BPD Commissioner Davis, and Watertown Chief of Police Edward P. Deveau listened at the Watertown Mall as a search for the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings took place on April 19.
Law enforcement officers dressed in tactical gear entered the search area for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, the remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, in Watertown. After his brother was killed in a shootout, police mounted a house-to-house search for the second man. Much of the area was under virtual lockdown after a bloody night of shooting and explosions in the streets.
SWAT team members went door-to-door searching for 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev.
SWAT teams navigated the street while searches homes in Watertown, which was under lockdown.
On Friday afternoon, Governor Patrick lifted a stay-in-place order and mass transit reopened, even though the second suspect remained at large. Patrick urged citizens to remain vigilant until the suspect was brought into custody.
The search for the suspect took a dramatic turn when gunfire erupted early Friday night. Police in armored vehicles and tactical gear rushed to a house in a possible break in the case when a resident reported seeing a bloody body in his boat.
Pictured: SWAT team members ran towards a police assault on a house as gunfire erupted on Franklin Street during the manhunt.
Using infrared technology, suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was seen hiding in a boat from above.
After an exchange of gunfire, police found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat in a backyard in Watertown, wounded and weary after a gun battle with police overnight.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was searched by law enforcement officers after exiting the boat.
A ambulance left the scene after gun fire during the search for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaevin Watertown.
A still frame from video showed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev visible through an ambulance after he was captured.
A member of the North Metro SWAT team raised his fist while leaving the scene near Franklin Street following the suspect’s capture.
Watertown residents along Arsenal Street cheered for police officers after the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev four days after the dual bombings at the Boston Marathon.
A police officer celebrated news of the arrest after the day-long manhunt.

