In Cambridge, on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus, is this modern memorial dedicated to Sean Collier, an officer in the MIT Police who lost his life while on duty, which also marks the location where he was shot.
The memorial is located next to Vassar Street, near the intersection with Main Street.
The memorial is an organically shaped structure in a plaza, made of dark stone. There are five extensions, each hollowed out. At the base is the following text:
"In the Line of Duty
Sean Collier April 13, 2013"
MIT has a web site about the memorial. There are 32 blocks of stone creating an organic structure.
The following are credited:
"Design: Professor J. Meejin Yoon
Architect of Record: Höweler + Yoon Architecture LLP (Eric Höweler, Yoonhee Cho, Paul Cattaneo, Sungwoo Jang)"
Wikipedia has a page on the Boston Marathon Bombing.
The Boston Marathon bombs went off on April 15, 2013 at 2:49 PM. From then, naturally, confusion ensued as the crowds ran to help those injured and bring them to the nearest first aid station. We learned later that three died and hundreds injured, including 14 reported needing amputation.
For the next few days, the authorities investigated the scene and started putting together who might have done this. There were a couple missteps, including pictures circulated in the news of the wrong people. Also, one of the theories was that North Korea was behind setting bombs off after tensions between the two countries increased about that time. Photos were released showing two individuals that they believed were the suspects and asked the public for help.
Meanwhile, the Tsarnov brothers, the ones who left the bombs, were driving around Cambridge.
The article had a short paragraph on the event that involved Sean Collier:
". . . the Tsarnaev brothers shot Sean A. Collier of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department six times in an attempt to steal his gun, which they could not get out because of the holster's retention system. Collier, aged 27, was seated in his police car near the Stata Center (Building 32) on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus. He died soon after. . ."
Soon after, they carjacked a vehicle and had the driver drive them. One of the brothers confessed to the driver that he was responsible for the bombings and shooting Collier. The driver made his escape while the car was at a gas station. The 911 call was made from the station. Meanwhile, the driver's cell phone was in the car, which allowed tracking of the vehicle.
Later, there was a standoff in Watertown, which killed one of the brothers. The other was shot and later found in a boat in a neighborhood yard.
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The Tech (MIT OFFICER KILLED, MARATHON BOMBERS RESPONSIBLE):
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