Bauman: Verdict is a Relief, 'One Step Closer to Closure'

A local man injured during the Boston Marathon bombing terrorist attack said the guilty verdict against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev brings many victims one step closer to closure in the case.

Jeff Bauman, who was a spectator at the event after the bombs went off on Boylston Street on April 15, 2013, made the statement on his Facebook foundation’s site about an hour after the verdict.

Bauman wrote: “Today’s verdict will never replace the lives that were lost and so dramatically changed, but it is a relief, and one step closer to closure.”

Bauman, whose family lives in Concord, was assisted during the early stages of his injuries by local residents who raised money to offset the cost of healing from his injuries. He has also written a best selling book, gotten married, and also become a father, according to press reports. Bauman lives in Chelmsford, MA, and returned to work at Costco in Nashua last year, according to news releases.