This article is from the source 'nytimes' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us/officer-involved-in-shooting-of-man-tied-to-tsarnaev.html

The article has changed 16 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Man With Ties to Tsarnaev Is Killed by Officer in Florida Officer Involved in Shooting of Man Linked to Tsarnaev
(34 minutes later)
BOSTON — A man with ties to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect, was shot and killed by a law enforcement official in Orlando, Fla., as the F.B.I. tried to interview him early Wednesday morning, according to a law enforcement official. BOSTON — A man in Orlando, Fla., who was being interviewed early Wednesday morning by an agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement personnel about his ties to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was fatally shot after he violently attacked the agent, according to the F.B.I.
The man was identified as Ibragim Todashev, the official said. The man, who was identified by a law enforcement official as Ibragim Todashev, injured the agent before he was killed, the F.B.I. said, adding that the injuries were not life threatening.
The F.B.I.'s Tampa field office released a short statement saying that it was “currently responding to a shooting incident involving an F.B.I. special agent” that had occurred in Orlando. Officials at the F.B.I.'s headquarters in Washington dispatched a shooting-response unit to Florida on Wednesday to help investigators determine what had occurred, according to a law enforcement official.
“The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties,” the statement said. “The suspect is deceased. We do not have any further details at this time.” In the wake of the Boston bombings, the F.B.I. has sought to speak with people who knew the bombing suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed during a manhunt after the bombing, and his brother, Dzhokhar, in an effort to learn how they were radicalized and to rule out the possibility that they had accomplices.
Early on Wednesday morning, officials at the F.B.I.'s headquarters in Washington dispatched a shooting-response unit to Florida to help investigators determine what had occurred, according to a law enforcement official.
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, the F.B.I. has sought to speak with people who knew Mr. Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzhokhar, in an effort to learn how they were radicalized and to rule out the possibility that they had accomplices.
As part of those efforts, the F.B.I. has questioned many members of the small community of ethnic Chechens in the United States.As part of those efforts, the F.B.I. has questioned many members of the small community of ethnic Chechens in the United States.
Repeatedly since April 29, agents have interviewed a Chechen refugee and former rebel fighter, Musa Khadzhimuratov, of Manchester, N.H. Tamerlan Tsarnaev used a firing range in Manchester to practice shooting and bought fireworks in New Hampshire to extract the explosive powder used in the marathon bombs.Repeatedly since April 29, agents have interviewed a Chechen refugee and former rebel fighter, Musa Khadzhimuratov, of Manchester, N.H. Tamerlan Tsarnaev used a firing range in Manchester to practice shooting and bought fireworks in New Hampshire to extract the explosive powder used in the marathon bombs.
Mr. Khadzhimuratov, 36, and his wife, Madina, 32, say they had only brief social visits with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, including one a few weeks before the bombing. They say they knew nothing about his purchase of fireworks or guns and had no hint that he was plotting the Boston attack.Mr. Khadzhimuratov, 36, and his wife, Madina, 32, say they had only brief social visits with Tamerlan Tsarnaev, including one a few weeks before the bombing. They say they knew nothing about his purchase of fireworks or guns and had no hint that he was plotting the Boston attack.
Some advocates for the Chechen community have expressed concern that Russian intelligence officers might be steering the F.B.I. to target Chechens in the United States who are hostile to Russia but have nothing to do with terrorism.Some advocates for the Chechen community have expressed concern that Russian intelligence officers might be steering the F.B.I. to target Chechens in the United States who are hostile to Russia but have nothing to do with terrorism.

Scott Shane contributed to this report.

Scott Shane contributed to this report.