'It took having this terrible thing happen to me to have all the wonderful things that followed occur. When I face tragedy or adversity, what I've come to realize is I need to decide where I want this to go from here.'
On April 15, 2013, tragedy struck when two homemade pressure cooker bombs exploded at the annual Boston Marathon. 7 years later, runners hoping to honor the victims and survivors of the terrorist attack will have to wait to do so due to the coronavirus lockdown.
After an intense gun battle at Watertown street, Tamerlan Tsarnaev died from his gunshot wounds. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could not evade capture and faced his own trial, where he was found guilty of 30 federal charges. While on death row, Dzhokhar has been incarcerated at a penitentiary prison in Colorado.Boston 25 News
The survivors of the 2013 marathon bombing made a special video to express their gratitude to the first responders and their"healthcare heroes."
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