The FBI said Monday that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition more than 48 hours after his dramatic capture.
In a brief statement posted on the FBI website Monday morning, the agency said, “According to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains in serious condition.”
The FBI said it released the information at the request of the hospital.
Charges against 19-year-old Tsarnaev are expected to be laid as early as Monday, in connection with the marathon explosions as well as the gun battle with police that left his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead late last week.
The FBI identified 19-year-old Dzhokhar as the second of the two suspects sought in connection with last week’s twin bombings that left three dead and injured more than 180 others at the finish line of Boston’s famed running race.
While details of Dzhokhar’s precise condition in hospital are unclear, NBC News has reported that he is responding to questions in writing.
A U.S. senator confirmed Sunday that Tsarnaev was shot in the throat. Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana told The Associated Press that questions have been raised as to whether the bombing suspect will be able to talk again.
After his arrest, Tsarnaev was immediately rushed to Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he was put under heavy sedation and remains under heavy guard.
There is no word on what kinds of charges Tsarnaev may face, the most serious of which could be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people – a charge that carries a possible death sentence.
Tsarnaev may also face murder charges in the death of Sean Collier, a 26-year-old police officer who was shot and killed on Thursday evening. Police allege Collier was gunned down during a confrontation with the Boston marathon bombing suspects.
On Sunday, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told CBS’ "Face the Nation" that after the firefight between police and the suspects, authorities discovered more than 250 rounds of ammunition and a number of homemade explosives, leading them to believe the brothers were planning other attacks.
"We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene -- the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the firepower that they had -- that they were going to attack other individuals," Davis said. "That's my belief at this point."
He did not say whether investigators have identified a specific target.
Davis described the brothers as the "two major actors in the violence that occurred," and told CNN on Sunday that he believes the two people behind the attacks are either "dead or arrested."
U.S. officials had said they will question Tsarnaev without reading him his Miranda rights, which guarantees accused the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
Charges against 19-year-old Tsarnaev are expected to be laid as early as Monday, in connection with the marathon explosions as well as the gun battle with police that left his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, dead late last week.
The FBI identified 19-year-old Dzhokhar as the second of the two suspects sought in connection with last week’s twin bombings that left three dead and injured more than 180 others at the finish line of Boston’s famed running race.
While details of Dzhokhar’s precise condition in hospital are unclear, NBC News has reported that he is responding to questions in writing.
A U.S. senator confirmed Sunday that Tsarnaev was shot in the throat. Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana told The Associated Press that questions have been raised as to whether the bombing suspect will be able to talk again.
After his arrest, Tsarnaev was immediately rushed to Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he was put under heavy sedation and remains under heavy guard.
There is no word on what kinds of charges Tsarnaev may face, the most serious of which could be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people – a charge that carries a possible death sentence.
Tsarnaev may also face murder charges in the death of Sean Collier, a 26-year-old police officer who was shot and killed on Thursday evening. Police allege Collier was gunned down during a confrontation with the Boston marathon bombing suspects.
On Sunday, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told CBS’ "Face the Nation" that after the firefight between police and the suspects, authorities discovered more than 250 rounds of ammunition and a number of homemade explosives, leading them to believe the brothers were planning other attacks.
"We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene -- the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the firepower that they had -- that they were going to attack other individuals," Davis said. "That's my belief at this point."
He did not say whether investigators have identified a specific target.
Davis described the brothers as the "two major actors in the violence that occurred," and told CNN on Sunday that he believes the two people behind the attacks are either "dead or arrested."
U.S. officials had said they will question Tsarnaev without reading him his Miranda rights, which guarantees accused the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
The exemption is allowed on a limited basis in circumstances where the
public may face immediate danger, such as when planted bombs are ready
to go off, however, civil liberties groups have criticized the decision.
"Investigators want to know what drove the attacks, who were these people’s influences and if there is a wider network out there," CTV’s Joy Malbon said Monday from Boston .
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has asked Boston resident to observe a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. ET Monday afternoon – which marks exactly one week since the first of the two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line.
In Ottawa, a walk from Parliament Hill to the U.S. Embassy will take place at 1 p.m. ET in sign show of solidarity with Boston.
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson will lead the walk, which is expected to include federal MPs and City of Ottawa officials.
The Tsarnaev family is originally from the Russian republic of Chechnya and fled the brutal wars there in the 1990s. The two brothers were born in Kyrgyzstan, authorities said.
An FBI official said agents interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 at the request of the Russian government. The FBI said Russia claimed that he was a follower of radical Islam. Since the deadly bombings, Tsarnaev’s family members have said the older brother changed drastically after a trip to Chechnya last year.
"Investigators want to know what drove the attacks, who were these people’s influences and if there is a wider network out there," CTV’s Joy Malbon said Monday from Boston .
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has asked Boston resident to observe a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. ET Monday afternoon – which marks exactly one week since the first of the two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line.
In Ottawa, a walk from Parliament Hill to the U.S. Embassy will take place at 1 p.m. ET in sign show of solidarity with Boston.
U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson will lead the walk, which is expected to include federal MPs and City of Ottawa officials.
The Tsarnaev family is originally from the Russian republic of Chechnya and fled the brutal wars there in the 1990s. The two brothers were born in Kyrgyzstan, authorities said.
An FBI official said agents interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011 at the request of the Russian government. The FBI said Russia claimed that he was a follower of radical Islam. Since the deadly bombings, Tsarnaev’s family members have said the older brother changed drastically after a trip to Chechnya last year.
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