Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Tamerlan Anzorovich Tsarnaev (Тамерла́н Анзо́рович Царна́ев /ˌtæmərˈlɑːn/; October 21, 1986 – April 19, 2013)^{[note 1]} and his brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev planted bombs at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.^[1][5][6] The bombings killed three people and reportedly injured as many as 264 others.^[7]

Tamerlan Tsarnaev
FBI wanted photo, 2013
Born	Tamerlan Anzorovich Tsarnaev[note 1] (1986-10-21)October 21, 1986[1] Elista, Kalmyk ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[2]
Died	April 19, 2013(2013-04-19) (aged 26) Watertown, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wounds and blunt trauma
Resting place	Doswell, Virginia, U.S.[3]
Citizenship	Russian and Kyrgyz with U.S. Permanent Residence Status (Application for US citizenship was in progress)[4]
Occupation	Unemployed
Spouse(s)	Karima Tsarnaev, born Katherine Russell (m. June 2010 – April 2013; his death)
Children	1 daughter
Parent(s)	Anzor Tsarnaev and Zubeidat Tsarnaeva
Relatives	1 brother (Dzhokhar) 2 sisters (Ailina and Bella)

Death

Shortly after the Federal Bureau of Investigation declared them suspects in the bombings and released images of them, the Tsarnaev brothers killed an MIT police officer, carjacked an SUV. They soon engaged in a shootout with the police in the Boston suburb of Watertown.

According to the police, during the shootout Tamerlan was captured, but died partly as a result of his brother driving over him. He was 26 years old.^[8]

Notes

1. Russian: Джоха́р Анзо́рович Царна́ев / Dzhokhar Anzorovich Tsarnayev; Тамерла́н Анзо́рович Царна́ев / Tamerlan Anzorovich Tsarnayev. Chechen: Царнаев Анзор-кIант ДжовхӀар or ЖовхӀар / Carnayev Anzor-khant Dƶovhar; Царнаев Анзор-кIант Тамерлан / Carnayev Anzor-khant Tamerlan. Template:Noprint