Boston Marathon witness killed by FBI

Boston Marathon witness killed by FBI

Posted By: AndiV
Date: Wednesday, 22-May-2013 13:16:22

ORLANDO, Fla. —A man being questioned in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings was shot and killed in Florida by an FBI agent as the man was about to admit his role in a triple murder, ABC News confirmed. Ibragim Todashev and Khusen Taramov were questioned late Tuesday as part of the bombings by the FBI official and law enforcement officers in Orlando. Taramov said Todashev, 27, knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev because both were MMA fighters. Sources said Todashev was about to admit his role in a triple homicide that happened in Waltham on Sept. 11, 2011, when he "went crazy." Sources said Todashev pulled a knife and stabbed the FBI agent "several times, ABC reported. "There was some sort of aggressive movement that led the FBI agent to believe he was under threat and he opened fire," the law enforcement official told ABC News. Read more: http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/man-questioned-in-boston-marathon-bombing-shot-killed-by-fbi/-/11971628/20250158/-/k4uelaz/-/index.html#ixzz2U2gdEiFM