Boston Blasts: Suspects Identified As Young Russian Brothers

A bombing at a Boston Marathon killed 3 and left over 180 wounded. With one suspect of the Boston Marathon Bombing dead, US police continue their hunt for the second suspect (currently on the run). The surviving suspect has been identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass. Both bombing suspects are from a Russian region near Chechnya, as per AP. The men have lived in the US for at least 1 year.

Surviving Boston blast suspect named as Dzhokhar A Tsarnaev following shootout that left other suspect (his brother) and police officer dead

AP Photo/Federal Bureau of Investigation

This photo released Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a suspect that officials identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

The surving bombing suspect has been named as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Mass, AP reported.

Dzhokhar is the younger brother of 26-year old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was shot and killed in a gun battle with Boston police Thursday night that also ended in the death of an MIT police officer. 

Dzhokhar was a registered student at UMass Dartmouth, the university confirmed.  

A biology student at UMass Dartmouth described Tsarnaev as "quiet," SouthCoastToday.com reports.

A high school senior named Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won a $2,500 scholarship from the city of Cambridge in 2011, according to a Cambridge government website. 

In February 2011, a Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was named Student Athelete Of The Month at a Cambridge school.

The brothers are reportedly of Chechen background, and possibly from Turkey, and have reportedly been here legally.

They are not, as some previously speculated, connected to a missing Brown University student.

A Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev of Cambridge won city scholarships according to a Cambridge government website. 

In February 2011, a Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was named Student Athelete Of The Month at a Cambridge school.

It's not clear if the Boston bombing suspect and this Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are the same person. 

A page on VK.com (A Russian Facebook) bears the same name (with different transliteration) as the suspect.