The sound of gunfire erupted in a Boston suburb Friday evening, less than an hour after police said residents could leave their homes even though the marathon bombing suspect was still on the run despite an all-day, door-to-door search.
Federal officials were told someone was found in a boat in the yard of a home, but there was no word on whether it was accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, sources told NBC News.
The barrage was heard in Watertown, Mass., which had been the center of a sprawling manhunt. Dozens of police and armored vehicles tore down a street and residents were immediately told to take shelter. As night fell, officers began cordoning off the area.
The barrage came less than an hour after Massachusetts State Police Col. Timothy Alben told a press conference that Tsarnaev had probably not left the state but nevertheless lifted a lockdown order that had been in effect since before dawn.
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