Alex Fitzpatrick2013-04-20 20:05:17 UTCMassachusetts State Police released five images taken of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's hiding spot after he was discovered in a boat parked in a Watertown, Mass. backyard. The boat's owner was the first to find Tsnarnaev in the boat, calling police to report his discovery shortly thereafter.
The first three images were taken using thermal cameras, which are designed to pick up the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Such technology is often used by police to locate suspects and by the military to isolate targets, as human body heat is particularly recognizable when juxtaposed with objects that aren't giving off nearly the same amount of heat.
The images were taken by the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing, per the department's Twitter account:
Air Wing views from Watertown manhunt. 5 total pics released.No further info available tonight on pictures twitter.com/MassStatePolic…
— MASS STATE POLICE (@MassStatePolice) April 20, 2013
Police air support played a key role in Friday's operations, which resulted in Tsarnaev being taken into custody badly hurt, but alive.
"Our helicopter had actually detected the subject in the boat," Massachusetts State Police Col. Timothy Alben said as quoted by NBC News. "We have what's called a FLIR — a forward-looking infrared device — on that helicopter. It picked up the heat signature of the individual, even though he was underneath what appeared to be the 'shrink wrap' or cover on the boat itself. There was movement from that point on. The helicopter was able to direct the tactical teams over to that area."
The latter images also seem to show the boat's tarp was removed with a tool attached to a specialized law enforcement vehicle, not a robot as police said earlier. Mashable has requested clarification on this point from the Boston Police Department.
Images courtesy Massachusetts State Police
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