Police captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, on Friday night after a day-long manhunt using helicopters and heavily armed officers in a Boston suburb
Apprehended 'covered in blood and hiding in a covered boat in Watertown by homeowner who ventured out after curfew was lifted'
He and law enforcement officers engaged in a furious exchange of gun-fire that began shortly after 7pm
Over 30 rounds were fired in the exchange - as terrified residents of Franklin Street were evacuated by police
The stand-off continued until approximately 8.45 p.m. when Boston police announced on Twitter that Tsarnaev had been apprehended
Tsarnaev reportedly surrendered himself to police having been shot twice
He was rushed to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is reported to have lost a great deal of blood
He is currently in a 'serious condition'
His Miranda rights have been revoked and he is being treated as an exception due to national security
Residents were warned to stay indoors amid gunfire, flash-bang explosions and tear gas
On his arrest - jubilant crowds took to the streets of Boston to thank police, FBI and law enforcement officials - chanting 'USA!'
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, killed after explosions and machine gun fire on Thursday night
Both suspects are brothers from the Russia region near Chechnya and had lived in U.S. since 2002
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