Ahmad Rahami, Suspect in N.Y., N.J. Bombings, in Custody: Sources

 

by Miguel Almaguer, Alex Johnson, Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst

ELIZABETH, N.J. — The 28-year-old New Jersey man wanted in connection with a series of blasts that terrorized New York and New Jersey over the last three days was taken into custody Monday after being shot, two sources told NBC News.

Ahmad Rahami of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was identified as a suspect after a fingerprint was found on one of the devices that failed to detonate, a senior law enforcement official told NBC News.

They also found more information that pointed to Rahami on cell phones that were wired to the unexploded bombs, the official said.

"He certainly seemed to do virtually nothing to cover his tracks," the official says.

But the official downplayed any talk of Rahimi being part of a "cell" and said at this point have no idea whether anyone else was involved. 

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Source: NBC News