1. When and where did your event occur?
The event took place at the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.
2. In one sentence explain what happened.
During the annual Boston Marathon, two bombs were detonated, which resulted in the killing or
injuring of hundreds of people.
3. Who was the suspect (were the suspects)? What was their motivation to commit/this
crime?
The suspects for this event were two brothers, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The
two brothers were motivated by Islam, specifically, to protest the U.S. killing of Muslims
overseas.
4. What type of crime was committed and how many people were killed or injured?
The type of crime committed was a bombing, in which 3 lives were lost, 17 required
amputations, and roughly 264 were injured. The convicted were given 30 charges, including the
use of a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death.
5. Without adding your own opinion or feelings into the writing, at length that is
