Man Killed By FBI Agent Knew Tsarnaevs, Official Says -- CNN
(CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 12:39 p.m. Wednesday] Ibragim Todashev, the man shot dead last night by an FBI agent in Orlando, Florida, had been acquainted with deceased Boston Marathon attacker Tamerlan Tsarnaev at a mixed martial arts center near Boston, according to a source briefed on the ongoing marathon bombing investigation. Todashev had Tsarnaev's phone number in his cell phone, the source said.
(CNN) -- A man fatally shot early Wednesday by an FBI agent in Orlando was being investigated for a possible connection to the Boston Marathon bombings, a U.S. law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the Boston case told CNN.
The man who was shot, Ibragim Todashev, 27, knew both of the Tsarnaev brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar, the official said.
The agent shot in self-defense in the incident, which occurred at Todashev's house, the law enforcement source said.
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Update #1: Florida man killed by FBI agent reportedly had link to marathon bomber, triple murder -- FOX News
Update #2: Man linked to Boston suspect killed by FBI -- USA Today
Update #3: FBI: Kissimmee man shot after attacking agent during questioning in Boston Marathon bombings -- Orlando Sentinel
My comment: This is a very strange case .... and getting stranger.
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