Chicago Police Boston-Bound: City Sending 6 Officers To Aid Bombing Investigation

CPD Sending 6 Officers To Aid Boston Investigation
A police SWAT team search houses for the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings takes place April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Thousands of heavily armed police staged an intense manhunt Friday for a Chechen teenager suspected in the Boston marathon bombings with his brother, who was killed in a shootout. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, defied the massive force after his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan was shot and suffered critical injuries from explosives believed to have been strapped to his body. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
A police SWAT team search houses for the second of two suspects wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings takes place April 19, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts. Thousands of heavily armed police staged an intense manhunt Friday for a Chechen teenager suspected in the Boston marathon bombings with his brother, who was killed in a shootout. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, defied the massive force after his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan was shot and suffered critical injuries from explosives believed to have been strapped to his body. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

The Chicago Police Department is sending a team of five detectives and one sergeant to join in the Boston bombing investigation.

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said in a statement that he spoke with Boston's top cop Ed Davis and "reiterated our offer of assistance and resources as Boston deals with unique challenges to solve a despicable crime," CBS Chicago reports.

In announcing the news, Mayor Rahm Emanuel reiterated the Windy City's support of the efforts in Boston in a tweet:

After the fatal blasts at the Boston Marathon on Monday, authorities identified two male suspects, one of whom was killed in a gunfight overnight Friday. A massive manhunt operation for the second suspect -- 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- is ongoing while the city of Boston remains on lockdown.

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