UPDATED 5/15/15 1:31 PM PST: Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Sydney Corcoran tweeted the following regarding the verdict:
My mother and I think that NOW he will go away and we will be able to move on. Justice. In his own words, “an eye for an eye”.
— Sydney Corcoran (@Sydney23Lynne) May 15, 2015
@KatherineWBAC @7News Tsarnaev said himself, “an eye for an eye”. He believed in revenge. He’s getting what he dished out.
— Sydney Corcoran (@Sydney23Lynne) May 15, 2015
Senior Reporter at Buzzfeed News, Mike Hayes is live in the courtroom for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he is being sentenced by a Massachusetts court. Already found guilty, Tsarnaev is now on hand to learn his fate. Livetweeting the event, Hayes and other journalists are presenting a series of intense and sobering tweets regarding the even that left 3 people dead and dozens injured when Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan detonated a pair of makeshift bombs during the 2013 running marathon. Some of the tweets can be found here — refresh the page because we will update as the reporters do. 
The marshals take Tsarnaev away.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Judy Clarke rubs Tsarnaev on the arm reassuringly as they rise for the jury.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Judge O’Toole commends Tsarnaev for conducting himself with composure and propriety during the trial.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
#Tsarnaev leans back in his chair uncomfortably as he listens to the judge thank jurors for their service @NECN
— Alysha Palumbo (@AlyshaNECN) May 15, 2015
Tsarnaev will have a separate formal sentencing hearing this Summer. He’ll have the opportunity to address the court at that hearing.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Several jurors sigh heavily; forewoman wipes her eye with a tissue.
— Jim Armstrong (@JimArmstrongWBZ) May 15, 2015
Judge informs the jury that the court can’t protect their identities any longer. #Tsarnaev
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
This is the first time any client of Judy Clarke’s has got the death penalty. #Tsarnaev
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) May 15, 2015
Judge to jury: “You should be justly proud of your service in this case”
— Patricia Wen (@globepatty) May 15, 2015
#Tsarnaev jury didn’t go for the defense’s argument that Tamerlan was the mastermind, only a few voted for those mitigating factors.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Tsarnaev barely reacts. Looks straight ahead.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Jury polled one by one on the sentence. Each confirms that they voted to impose death for specific capital counts.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Breaking: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Tamerlan radicalized first, encouraged Dzhokhar to follow him: 5 jurors
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Mental illness & brain damage disabled #Tsarnaev‘s father 12 JURORS FOUND PROVED @NECN
— Alysha Palumbo (@AlyshaNECN) May 15, 2015
#Tsarnaev‘s teachers knew him to be “hardworking, respectful, kind, and considerate”. Jurors who agree: 12
— Jim Armstrong (@JimArmstrongWBZ) May 15, 2015
Now to MITIGATORS: #Tsarnaev was 19 years old at the time of the offenses. Jurors who agree: 12
— Jim Armstrong (@JimArmstrongWBZ) May 15, 2015
Mitigating factors… #Tsarnaev
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Jury finds that Tsarnaev showed a lack of remorse.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Murder of Sean Collier: Unanimous on all applicable capital counts
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Tsarnaev targeted the Boston Marathon, an iconic event: YES
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Tsarnaev targeted Martin Richard due to his age and vulnerability: YES
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
Agg factor 2 – knowingly created a grave risk of death. Yes, but only with regard to some counts. #Tsarnaev
— Nicky Woolf (@NickyWoolf) May 15, 2015
All that matters is what’s decided on the last page: death or life. #Tsarnaev
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
We’re going through the aggravating factors and mitigating factors. Clerk is reading off which counts the jury found Tsarnaev libel for.
— Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) May 15, 2015
