Following the announcement, Twitter exploded in excitement, like most people who saw the news.
Here are some notable reactions from people directly involved in the story:
CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody.
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev IN CUSTODY!
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 20, 2013
ALL CAPS TWEET TO RELEASE TENSION.
— WNYC(@WNYC) April 20, 2013
The officer that started cheering, high fiving a photographer twitter.com/RosieGray/stat…
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) April 20, 2013
WE GOT HIM! Thx to amazing work & dedication of our officers & our law enforcement partners from across the region. #BostonStrong #CambMA
— Cambridge Police (@CambridgePolice) April 20, 2013
Police w rifles step into the crowd, appear to have headed up the arrest; they get lots of thank-yous…then get mobbed by eager crowd
— Martine Powers (@martinepowers) April 20, 2013
Cheering can be heard as we interview our Bruce Gellerman in Watertown.
— WBUR (@WBUR) April 20, 2013
Teamwork. twitter.com/mayortommenino…
— Mayor Tom Menino (@mayortommenino) April 20, 2013
Mayor just thanked all police over the scanner
— Joe Spurr (@joespurr) April 20, 2013
On the radio. "Your mayor is very proud of you" twitter.com/mayortommenino…
— Mayor Tom Menino (@mayortommenino) April 20, 2013
"We got him" #oneboston twitter.com/mayortommenino…
— Mayor Tom Menino (@mayortommenino) April 20, 2013
In our time of rejoicing, let us not forget the families of Martin Richard, Lingzi Lu, Krystle Campbell and Officer Sean Collier.
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 20, 2013
Boston is about to get 2004 levels of drunk.
— Drunk Predator Drone (@drunkenpredator) April 20, 2013