MIT police. Calls recorded. Officer Sakov.
Hi. We're hearing a lot of loud noises outside of our window.
They don't sound exactly like gunshots. But they're sharp, quick noises.
There is a police officer that seems to be within the vicinity in a car,
but we're really not sure what's going on.
Okay. Well, we'll check it out.
Oh my goodness. Hurry up! All units, respond.
Officer down. Officer down. All units... Location. Officer down.
- Have anything to tell us, sir? - Nope. Nothing at all right now.
On the evening of April 18th,
I was driving my new car
along the Charles River on the Cambridge side.
I know there is something happening in Cambridge because there was a lot of
blue lights and police cars.
Twenty of them.
Something serious must have happened there.
I came to America from China in 2009
to get a master's degree.
I wanted to learn more about American culture.
Learn more about the American dream.
President Obama, he once said, "Any American if you'll be honest,
if you're working hard, you deserve to have a bright future."
That's what I think. If you just work hard on yourself,
if you're honest with yourself, you're gonna have a better life.
I was really fascinated by nice cars.
So I bought my first car.
It was a Mercedes.
When I was driving the car, I felt like a badass.
I don't want anybody getting too close to it.
I don't want anybody else to drive it. It's like a baby to me.
I was driving my new car.
I remember I got a text message.
I decided to pull over on a street called Brighton Avenue.
I was focused on the phone for one or two minutes.
Then I saw a car pull over right behind me.
It felt a little bit weird.
I thought, maybe it's someone trying to ask for directions.
And then they knocked on my passenger side.
So I lower down the window a little bit, just maybe this much space.
Then he wants me to lower a little bit more.
Very fast. I didn't have time to respond.
And I was like, "What the heck is happening?"
And he pointed a gun at me.
My body was shaking.
I was like, "I'll do whatever you ask me to do."
"Just please don't kill me."
He told me he can kill me anytime he wants to.
"Just start driving."
And the car behind me was following us the whole way.
I realize we were driving to Watertown.
We pull over to a house in Watertown.
And the older one, he wants me to sit on the passenger side.
They both get out of the car.
I was thinking, maybe it's my time to run,
but they took out the key and locked the door.
And then they moved some stuff from the other sedan to my car.
A couple of boxes, I think.
They get back in the car, and now it's three of us.
The older one is driving.
Then they just left their car behind us.
I didn't know their relationship.
One of them was much younger and looked like a student,
but they seemed pretty American to me.
The older one asked me, do I know who he is?
I said, "I don't know who you are."
He said, "I did the Boston Marathon bombing."
"And we just killed a policeman in Cambridge."
Oh, shit. Like...
How could it be possible?
Like, why me?
Do you ever reflect if you hadn't released the photos,
Sean Collier would still be alive today?
In the car,
they are speaking another language that I don't really understand.
We stop at a bank.
The younger one gets out of the car.
They use my debit card to get some cash.
When we were in the car, I actually remember asking him,
"Are you gonna kill me tonight?"
That's when he said, "No, we're not gonna kill you."
"We're just gonna drop you off at some place, like,
far away where nobody can find you."
Should I believe those two murderers?
Why would they let you go?
They don't care about other people's lives.
They'll probably kill me on the side of a highway.
My family, my parents, my friends,
I didn't have a chance to say goodbye to them.
They asked me, "Can your car go out of state? Like, New York?"
I said, "Yeah, of course." You know?
I realized, they're probably trying to go to New York to do another bombing.
I know that if we are on a highway, they probably won't stop until New York.
I told him that I only have a quarter of a tank left,
so let's get a full gas tank.
They were driving, looking for a gas station
that was still open, but everything was closed.
Ten minutes later, we stopped at a gas station in Cambridge.
The younger one gets out of the car.
The older one put his gun in the pocket of the door.
If I want to run away, if I want to escape from this,
it's probably my last opportunity.
It's the most important decision of my life.
And then I just tell myself, "Fuck it. I'll do it."
Then...
Fortunately, you know, I was able to unlock the seatbelt,
unlock the car and then pull the handle.
I could feel like he was trying to grab me with his right hand.
But it felt really, really close.
Like, this close.
I run across the street
to another gas station that's still open.
911, recorded line. What's your emergency?
Yes, I am in a Mobil gas station.
816 Memorial Drive.
There is one customer who came inside now,
and he told me someone wanted to shoot him,
and he stay inside, and he won't leave.
Can I speak with him?
They are the suspects of the marathon explosion.
Help me, please. They have guns.
Where are they?
They are in a Shell gas station on Memorial Drive.
They're in front of the gas station?
Yes. I just ran. I just got to run.
- Can you please come? - They're on their way.
Take a deep breath and stay where you are.
- I'm gonna stay on the phone with you. - Okay. Okay.
Yeah, I can feel my voice is shaking.
And I cannot even speak.
It felt like the longest two hours of my life.
I still feel terrible every time I think about it.
That's, like, the most difficult decision I have ever made.
As life goes on, you know,
what I'm trying to do is just not...
focus on that.
You know, I just appreciate that I'm still alive.
I told them that my car
had a tracking system.
You get excited with your first car. You remember everything.
I really wanted them to catch those guys as soon as possible.
Watertown Control to all cars.
Cambridge is looking for a one, three, seven, November, zulu, one.
That's a 2013 Mercedes. Color black.
The vehicle was taken from 816 Memorial Drive
in Cambridge during a carjacking.
Occupied by two Middle Eastern males. One described as 5' 7".
The second described as light-skinned.
Shot fired! Shot fired!
We got a call from Cambridge P.D.
They just pinged the phone number in the vehicle
in question on the carjacking.
It's in the area of Dexter Ave.
A 2013 Mercedes.
Okay, could you give me the plate number again, please,
and the description of the vehicle?
- Black 2013 Mercedes. - Okay.
The car is on the move right now.
Okay, roger. Still here on Laurel.
Just took a left on Laurel.
Right next to it now. You want me to stop it?
I'm right behind that vehicle.
Light him up.
Shots fight. All units respond.
All units. We have shots fired on the vehicle in question from Cambridge.
Last seen near Dexter Ave.
Shots fired in Watertown.
Shots fired! Shots fired!
Shots fired.
Loud explosion! Loud explosion!
Loud explosion!
Shots fired! Shots fired!
Units respond to the scene. We need assistance immediately!
Watertown, Newtown has eight coming at you.
Eight en route with K9 also.
Cambridge to Watertown, we also have three units responding.
We have him pinned down. He's throwing explosives at us.
Can I get that location, please?
Dexter and Laurel. Dexter and Laurel.
Get out of here.
Hey, everybody stop! Look out! Go the other way!
Go the other way!
Getting serious, man. Getting serious.
This line's recorded. What is your emergency?
I'm in Watertown. I'm hearing what sounds like gunshots, and I heard--
We're aware of the situation. Thank you.
911, this line is recorded. What's your emergency?
Somebody's shootin' a gun...
911, this line is recorded.
Hi. I just heard a huge bang.
Ma'am, we're aware of it. Thank you.
Give it up! Give it up!
Coming towards us! Coming towards us!
Suspect just took off in an SUV! He ran over his partner!
We need an ambulance at Laurel and Dexter for the suspect.
Shot and run over, shot and run over.
Suspect One was shot?
Is he alive?