MONTREAL – Former Montrealer Jason Cohen has found himself in the middle of a city-wide lockdown in Boston on Friday as officials combed the streets for the second bombing suspect.
Born and raised on Nuns’ Island, Cohen now works as an architect in Cambridge and lives with his wife and two children in Watertown.
“The Police and SWAT teams were searching the neighbourhood door-to-door for the suspect,” he told Global News.
“They actually asked if they could use our bathroom, so 15-20 Boston Police officers took turns using the facilities.”
Take a look at the images of the police search, taken from the vantage of Cohen’s home:
He admitted to feeling unsettled by the events of the past week.
“Things seemed to settle down at the middle of the week after the bombings,” he said.
“Still, there is a combination and profound devastation and resolve to bring the perpetrators to justice.”
The lockdown and manhunt coming so quickly on the heels of the bombings have profoundly affected the city.
“Now everyone is kind of freaked out again, and confused,” he observed.
Events of the past two days have had a tremendous impact on the day-to-day life of Bostonians.
“It is totally surreal. We are locked in our house and glued to the TV trying to find out what’s going on. We have two young girls and they (and we) are going a bit stir crazy in here.”
“Still, I would say we feel extremely safe right now with all if the police presence!”
Like many, he expressed surprise at the fact that something so terrible could happen in Boston.
“I can’t believe this is happening in our town! Watertown is a very quiet, safe place. We’ve been getting calls, texts, Facebook messages and posts all day. Just surreal…”
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