US Jury Finds Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Guilty of 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old who admitted that he and his brother were responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, has been found guilty on all 30 counts against him, according to reports.

Tsarnaev was found responsible not only for those deaths but for that of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who was shot days later. He was also found guilty of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and bombing of a public place.

Jurors spent just over 11 hours evaluating Tsarnaev's guilt in two days of deliberations, following 16 days of testimony, according to a Reuters report.

The amount of time spent in the jury room suggests the jurors were thorough in considering the charges, said David Weinstein, an attorney in private practice who in prior jobs as a state and local prosecutor brought death-penalty cases.

Government prosecutors portrayed Tsarnaev, at the time a 19-year-old enrolled at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, as a callous terrorist who carried out the bombings to punish the United States.

Reaction poured out elsewhere after the verdict was announced.

"I am thankful that this phase of the trial has come to an end and am hopeful for a swift sentencing process," Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said. "I hope today's verdict provides a small amount of closure for the survivors, families, and all impacted by the violent and tragic events surrounding the 2013 Boston Marathon. The incidents of those days have forever left a mark on our city. As we remember those who lost so much, we reflect on how tragedy revealed our deepest values, and the best of who we are as a community.''