Laurel Street
Officers and nearby residents described gunfire and explosions on Laurel Street in Watertown during the April 19, 2013 confrontation. Investigators documented the street and residential yards and recovered ballistics evidence, explosive-device remains, a laptop and an external hard drive. Jennifer Montgomery testified that Officer Sean Collier's blood was on the outside of two gloves found in the Honda Civic there.
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The confrontation underlay bomb and related firearm charges near Laurel Street and Dexter Avenue, on which the jury returned guilty findings. Those charges concerned a pressure-cooker bomb and three pipe bombs, including one alleged not to have exploded; evidence recovered on Laurel Street also supported testimony concerning Officer Collier's killing and digital-file analysis.