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Officer Recounts Manhunt For Marathon Bombing Suspects

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Watertown Police Sgt. John MacLellan and his “tree of life.” (Jonathan Peck/WBUR)
Watertown Police Sgt. John MacLellan and his “tree of life.” (Jonathan Peck/WBUR)

The Boston Marathon bombings a month ago today sparked a manhunt that eventually led to a wild shootout in the neighborhoods of Watertown, Massachusetts, a normally quiet community just west of Boston.

Here and Now's Bruce Gellerman has new details on what happened during that shootout, including comments from one of the police officers who was on the scene.

This segment aired on May 15, 2013.

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