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Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man | Boston bomb investigators kill Florida man |
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A Chechen immigrant living in Florida was shot and killed during a violent confrontation with Boston bombing investigators, officials have said. | A Chechen immigrant living in Florida was shot and killed during a violent confrontation with Boston bombing investigators, officials have said. |
The shooting took place early on Wednesday in Orlando as officials questioned Ibragim Todashev, 27. | The shooting took place early on Wednesday in Orlando as officials questioned Ibragim Todashev, 27. |
An FBI agent and two Massachusetts State police officers were present. | An FBI agent and two Massachusetts State police officers were present. |
US media report Todashev admitted a role in a triple murder near Boston in September 2011 and implicated bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the crime. | US media report Todashev admitted a role in a triple murder near Boston in September 2011 and implicated bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the crime. |
In that unsolved incident, three men were found dead in a rented property on a quiet, residential street in the town of Waltham. | In that unsolved incident, three men were found dead in a rented property on a quiet, residential street in the town of Waltham. |
The men were reportedly found with their throats slashed and marijuana sprinkled over their bodies. | The men were reportedly found with their throats slashed and marijuana sprinkled over their bodies. |
But officials in Middlesex County, Massachusetts have refused to comment on the reports. | But officials in Middlesex County, Massachusetts have refused to comment on the reports. |
No evidence has emerged linking Todashev to the Boston Marathon bombings. | |
'Martial arts fighter' | 'Martial arts fighter' |
The FBI said an agent was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and an agency team has been dispatched to review the shooting, standard procedure in such cases. | The FBI said an agent was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and an agency team has been dispatched to review the shooting, standard procedure in such cases. |
Police blocked off the apartment complex where Todashev was shot. | Police blocked off the apartment complex where Todashev was shot. |
US media reported that Todashev had known Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the ethnic Chechen Boston bombing suspect killed in a shootout with police days after last month's deadly marathon blasts. | US media reported that Todashev had known Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the ethnic Chechen Boston bombing suspect killed in a shootout with police days after last month's deadly marathon blasts. |
The Boston Marathon attack killed three people and injured 264 others on 15 April. | |
Tsarnaev's brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is being held in a prison hospital after being shot before capture. He faces the death penalty if convicted. | Tsarnaev's brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is being held in a prison hospital after being shot before capture. He faces the death penalty if convicted. |
Two anonymous law enforcement officials told the Associated Press Todashev was shot after attacking the FBI agent with a knife. | Two anonymous law enforcement officials told the Associated Press Todashev was shot after attacking the FBI agent with a knife. |
In a statement, the FBI said the agent and "two Massachusetts State Police troopers and other law enforcement personnel" had been interviewing Todashev when "a violent confrontation was initiated by the individual". | In a statement, the FBI said the agent and "two Massachusetts State Police troopers and other law enforcement personnel" had been interviewing Todashev when "a violent confrontation was initiated by the individual". |
"During the confrontation, the individual was killed and the agent sustained non-life threatening injuries." | "During the confrontation, the individual was killed and the agent sustained non-life threatening injuries." |
The Associated Press news agency meanwhile reports that Todashev was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of assault, after a dispute over a parking spot at an Orlando shopping centre. | The Associated Press news agency meanwhile reports that Todashev was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of assault, after a dispute over a parking spot at an Orlando shopping centre. |
Todashev put a man in hospital with facial injuries during the fracas, according to a report from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. | Todashev put a man in hospital with facial injuries during the fracas, according to a report from the Orange County Sheriff's Office. |
Public records show that Todashev - who was reportedly a mixed-martial arts fighter - lived in Watertown, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, last year. | Public records show that Todashev - who was reportedly a mixed-martial arts fighter - lived in Watertown, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, last year. |