From Fox News: The FBI’s Boston Field Office has announced that two men in Massachusetts have been arrested in connection with an explosion at Harvard Medical School on Saturday.
The arrests were made by the FBI’s Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force, with assistance from the Harvard University Police Department.
Authorities held a press conference for 1:00 p.m. ET, where they released more details.
During the press conference, authorities revealed the identities of the two people arrested in the incident:
- Logan David Patterson, 18
- Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20
The two were captured by surveillance cameras around 2:33 a.m. on November 1, walking near the medical school and lighting what appeared to be roman candle fireworks.
FBI Boston announced:
BREAKING: Special agents & officers with FBI Boston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force & Harvard University Police Dept. have arrested two Massachusetts men in connection with an explosion at Harvard Medical School. Details to follow at a 1:00 p.m. news conference with @dmanews1 at the federal courthouse in Boston. Watch it live: http://facebook.com/usaoma.
🚨BREAKING: Special agents & officers with FBI Boston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force & Harvard University Police Dept. have arrested two Massachusetts men in connection with an explosion at Harvard Medical School. Details to follow at a 1:00 p.m. news conference with @dmanews1 at… pic.twitter.com/nnEIi6GsSD
— FBI Boston (@FBIBoston) November 4, 2025
WATCH LIVE COVERAGE of the press conference in the video below:
#NOW: Federal officials announce the arrest of two men connected to a firework explosion inside a Harvard Med School building Friday morning.
Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, of Bourne will appear in court at 3:15 pm. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/SaoQZ4DXM8
— Daniel Coates (@danielcoates_25) November 4, 2025
Great work @FBIBoston and partners – another win for our Homeland Security Task Force getting the job done. More to come. https://t.co/xUppCVRlS2
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) November 4, 2025
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