FBI kills Orlando man tied to Boston bombing suspect
An FBI agent reportedly shot and killed an Orlando man linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
The FBI has not released the shot man's name or confirmed ties to the bombing suspects. The shooting was reported early Wednesday morning.
NBC News reports on its websitethat the shot man, identified as Ibragim Todashev, had been interviewed by the FBI before. NBC, citing unnamed sources, said the suspect started out cooperative, but attacked the agent before being killed.
The Orlando Sentinel reports on its website that a resident, Khusn Taramiv, told several television outlets that his slain friend knew bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev through mixed martial arts.
"The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties," FBI spokesman Dave Couvertier told teh Sentinel. "We are still gathering facts involving the shooting incident."
FBI kills Orlando man tied to Boston bombing suspect
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