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Suspect from Boston MTI campus shooting detained (UPDATE)

Other News Materials 19 April 2013 12:39 (UTC +04:00)
A suspect was arrested in connection with killing of a police officer at the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), RIA Novosti reported with reference to NBC TV channel.
Suspect from Boston MTI campus shooting detained (UPDATE)

Details added (the first version was posted at 11:10)

A suspect was arrested in connection with killing of a police officer at the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), RIA Novosti reported with reference to NBC TV channel.

TV channel showed footage of detention a young man lying on the asphalt face down. The detainee is dark blond hair short-haired guy. Apparently, he resisted police after an explosion and gunfire was heard earlier.

The suspect was detained in Watertown near a gas station. Many police cars surrounded the police.

On Friday a gunman shot dead a police officer at the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ensuring guarding of the building. According to local media outlets, police cordoned-off the scene.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the most prestigious elite institutions in the USA. Its corpus and campus are located in Cambridge on the west bank of the Charles River.

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