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An Orlando television news station reports that the FBI has shot and killed a man with connections to Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
WESH-TV reports that a friend of the deceased bombing suspect was shot by the FBI near Universal Studios Orlando after attacking an agent during questioning Tuesday night. According to a friend, the man that was shot met Tsarnaev in Boston because of their mutual interest in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
Reports say the man that was killed by the FBI was also from Chechnya, where the two Boston bombing suspects were from.
The FBI released this statement Wednesday morning:
"The FBI is currently reviewing a shooting incident involving an FBI Special Agent. Based on preliminary information, the incident occurred in Orlando, Florida during the early morning hours of 5/22/2013. The agent, two Massachusetts State Police troopers, and other law enforcement personnel were interviewing an individual in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing investigation when a violent confrontation was initiated by the individual. During the confrontation, the individual was killed and the agent sustained non-life threatening injuries. As this incident is under review, we have no further details at this time."
This story will be updated as more details become available.
