Boston Bomber Verdict: Dzohkar Tsarnaev Found Guilty Of All 30 Counts In 2013 Marathon Attack, Death Penalty Becomes Real Possibility [VIDEO]

After 11 and a half hours of jury deliberations, Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzohkar Tsarnaev has been found guilty of all 30 counts of the 2013 attack which killed three spectators.

Tsarnaev, 21, faced 30 counts, seventeen of which carry the possibility of the death penalty, including Conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, six different counts of Use of a weapon of mass destruction, and 15 different counts of possession and use of a firearm, among others.

Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, were responsible for placing the two pressure cooker bombs at the Marathon finish line back in 2013, which killed three spectators--Krystle Campbell, Martin Richard and Lingzi Lu. The attack then plunged the Boston area into a state of panic as a manhunt for the brothers proceeded over the next few days.

Before the younger Tsarnaev was apprehended, the brothers also killed MIT cop Sean Collier, while Tamerlan was killed by police.

Following the verdict, some of the victims who sustained injuries in the attack took to social media to express their feelings about the verdict.

Sydney Corcoran, from Lowell Mass. who sustained a severe leg injury in the attack tweeted:

While Heather Abbott from Newport R.I., who also sustained a severe leg injury, took to Facebook and wrote: "Thanks to everyone who reached out today and have continued to support me and the other bombing victims and their families over the last 2 years. Nothing can ever replace the lives that were lost or changed forever, but at least there is some relief knowing that justice is served and responsibility will be taken,"

It is unclear whether the U.S. government will seek the death penalty now that it is an option for Tsarnaev's sentencing.

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