Watertown, Massachusetts shootout

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The Watertown, Massachusetts shootout was the intense armed confrontation in April 2013 between law enforcement and the Boston Marathon bombing suspects that led to one suspect’s death and the manhunt’s dramatic conclusion.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed confrontation
event
law enforcement operation
police shootout
follows Boston Marathon bombing
hasCasualty Tamerlan Tsarnaev
hasCause Boston Marathon bombing
hasContext aftermath of the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
hasCountry United States
hasDate April 19, 2013
hasJurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
hasLawEnforcementResponse deployment of tactical units
door-to-door searches in Watertown
hasLocation United States
Watertown, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
hasMediaCoverage extensive national media coverage in the United States
live television coverage
hasMethod explosive devices
firearms
improvised explosive devices
hasMonth April 2013
hasOutcome capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev
injury of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
intensified manhunt in Watertown
lockdown of Boston metropolitan area
hasParticipantRole Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a suspect
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a suspect
hasPublicPolicyImpact increased discussion of domestic terrorism response in the United States
review of law enforcement coordination in major U.S. cities
hasRelatedEvent Boston Marathon bombing
capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a boat in Watertown
hasSignificance led to conclusion of Boston Marathon bombing manhunt
marked turning point in Boston Marathon bombing investigation
hasState Massachusetts
hasType counterterrorism operation
urban gun battle
involves Boston Police Department
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Massachusetts State Police
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Watertown Police Department
law enforcement officers
partOf Boston Marathon bombing manhunt
precededBy killing of MIT police officer Sean Collier

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
2013 Boston Marathon bombing
relatedEvent

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