Watertown, MA – Appreciative citizens and well-wishers alike are pitching in to help the Watertown, MA boat owner whose craft was severely damaged during last Friday night’s capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspected Boston Marathon Bomber.
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BLOOMBERG.com (http://bit.ly/XUTxGt) is reporting that an online campaign launched on the website Crowdtilt has set a target goal of $50K in donations to buy 65 year-old David Henneberry a new boat, and that those interested can donate to the drive entitled “Let’s Fix David Henneberry’s Boat (That Got Ruined in the Boston Bomber’s Standoff)!
Henneberry’s boat was left riddled with bullet holes after a ferocious gun battle between the suspect and law enforcement agents.
According to friends and neighbors, Henneberry is typically meticulous about the appearance of his boat, and uses it not for fishing, but mainly for pleasure cruises for the disabled and handicapped.
That’s ridiculous. He MUST have insurance, esp. if he gives rides to the disabled!
I don’t really know the first thing about who is responsible for collateral damage in a police shoot out, but I would have guessed that the city of Boston would be responsible for the damages. But, as we all know how difficult getting any money from a government agency can be.
Thats a lot of bullet holes for all those cops against one 19 year old with a gun they should dropped a bunker Buster on the boat
I saw an interview with this man. He says any money people are thinking of giving to him should be given to the victims on the bomb. A real mench