CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search "Boston bomber" redirects here. For the Douglas Boston bomber aircraft, see Douglas A-20 Havoc . Boston Marathon bombings The area of the first blast a few minutes after the explosion Location Bombings: 671–673 and 755 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts Shooting: Corner of Vassar Street and Main Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts [ 1 ] Firefight and manhunt: Watertown, Massachusetts Date Bombings: April 15, 2013 ( 2013-04-15 ) , 2:49 pm EDT Shooting: April 18, 2013 , 10:48 pm EDT Firefight and manhunt: April 19, 2013, 12:30 am – 8:42 pm EDT Attack type Bombing , [ 2 ] shootout, lone wolf [ 3 ] Weapons Bombing: Two pressure cooker bombs Shooting: 9mm Ruger P95 semi-automatic pistol Firefight: Improvised explosive devices 9mm Ruger P95 semi-au...