A local police officer saw the Tsarnaev’s and followed them to Laurel Street where a shootout occurred between the brothers and incoming police officers. Over 200 shots were fired and one bomb and multiple crude grenades were thrown. The older brother, Tamerlan, ran out of ammunition and was tackled to the ground by officers. Dzhokhar drove his car towards the struggling group. Police attempted to pull Tamerlan out of the way but were not quick enough. Dzhokhar’s idea had failed and backfired when he ran his own brother over in the stolen car. He fled the scene and left Tamerlan to …show more content…
It contains graphic footage of the event and was created to inform the public and citizens of the United States about what happened and the status of terrorism in this country. The historical context of this event is directly related to al-Qaeda because the Tsarnaev brothers showed extremist Islamic beliefs. The intended audience was the viewers of ABC News. From this video, one can learn more about the initial panic and confusion that happened as a result of the terrorist bombings. The video had very few limitations but the footage is shaky and unsteady as the bombs shook the ground and as people rushed from the scene. It contained only footage immediately before the bombing to a few seconds after the bombing and raises questions as to what was happening a while before and a while after the event. This leaves the viewers with a harrowing sense of wonder about the events leading up to the