CNN:
By Michael Martinez. Tom Watkins and Susan Candiotti, CNN
May 22, 2013 — Updated 2010 GMT (0410 HKT)
Ibragim Todashev, shown in a mug shot after his arrest on an aggravated battery charge this month.
- NEW: Ibragim Todashev is “directly involved” in a triple murder in Massachusetts, a source says
- He knew deceased Boston bombing suspect through martial arts
- Todashev had Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s phone number in his cell phone, source says
- Boxer-turned-jihadist William Plotnikov was part of Web forum joined by Todashev
(CNN) — Ibragim Todashev, shot dead early Wednesday by the FBI in Florida, was “directly involved” in a 2011 triple homicide in Waltham, Massachusetts, a law enforcement official told CNN Wednesday.
Todashev was fatally shot by an FBI agent during questioning about those homicides and whether he played a role in last month’s Boston Marathon bombings.
“During questioning, it became clear that he was involved in the murders,” said the official on condition of anonymity.
Was he involved in the bombing?
The FBI Agent deserves a promotion. No stuffing around! Well done. Find em, kill em…
He won’t get one while Obama is in the White House.