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To get cover for those trying to gain entry to the place where he is hold up basically. as we mentioned, this is a place that is very easy to get in and it s a place where he could have easily hidden without calling any attention to him. but he would have had to do so without food, without water and clearly if he was injured, he knew that he was going to have to make a decision assuming that this is the man which our sources are telling us they really believe that this is the right person. they believe it is him. fran townsend said time is on the side of law enforcement. that is certainly true if they believe that they have this suspect surrounded. it is also night fall here. which is why we re seeing additional units respond. the s.w.a.t. unit is responding, the national guard is responding. they can light that up just like day. remember, the military and some of the police resources on the team have night vision equipment as well. so as this situation changes in terms of night fa ....
Any way. but we do understand from a source that we re talking to that, in fact, they do have him. they say it is a possible suspect. it is a possible suspect. and they see him. they see him moving because the structure he s in, they ve got visuals on where he is going. but they do have him pretty much cornered. john, what you are hearing? very consistent. the police, federal law enforcement engaged the suspect in that area. the franklin street area of waterto watertown. 30 to 40 shots were fired as part of this. sometimes there are oak hes. but federal law enforcement says that they re engaging a possible suspect. additional units are responding. we ve seen that my out as we ve been talking to our sources. the massive, massive sweep in. because as deb noted, the concerns about additional explosives, the officers on the scene, the first responders there have been told to wait for the heavier armed s.w.a.t. units, sniffer units and also ....
The franklin street area of watertown and additional units are responding. they responded almost instantly. they have come frommer places in the state. the police on the scene have been told to be cautious and wait for bomb and s.w.a.t. units. that is in conjunction with the fear that he may have explosives on his body. as this was taking place, the boston police department also sent out an alert. watertown is outside the city limits. they have been taking part in the lead in communicating locally. the boston police department sent out an alert, residents of the franklin street area should shelter in place. obviously, this operation is unfolding. there is a whole mix of information on the police scanners. sometimes that is reliable, sometimes it s not. i can tell from you this senior federal lost official in washington, the report back, i am told, was that police have engaged the possible suspect and additional units are there and again the police, the first responders on the scene hav ....