Eight-year-old Martin Richard was killed by the first of the explosions that rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
He had been there waiting to watch his father, Bill, cross the line: a rite of passage for scores of Boston youngsters living in the city that hosts one of the world's oldest races.
According to the Boston Globe, Martin, was very nearly saved from the blast after running out to hug his father, but his father kept on going and Martin returned to his mother.
As Mr Richard carried on, his son, six-year-old daughter, and wife were hit by the first of the blasts that came just 10 seconds and 90m apart.
Martin was one of three killed by the twin blasts. His sister, Jane, has reportedly lost a leg and his mother, Denise, is understood to have undergone surgery for a serious head injury. They are among the 170 injured in the tragedy.
His older brother, 12-year-old Henry, is not thought to have been hurt in the explosion.
According to neighbours, Mr Richard, who runs an environmental testing company, returned to his home in the Dorchester suburb of Boston this morning still in hospital scrubs.
Martin was killed in the first blast The family had lived in the area for 20 years and were a central part of the community.
Mr Richard had an active role in the local traders association, while his wife Denise works at the Neighborhood House Charter School.
Neighbours said the family were close and Martin, a keen baseball player, and his brother would often be seen outside playing together.
Dan Aguilar, who lives near the Richard family, told reporters: "They are just your average little boys. They are a good family. They are always together."
Another neighbour, Christina Keefe, told the Washington Post: "He was so polite, composed, older than his years really. I can see him now, holding his mom's arm as she took them on their walks around the neighbourhood."
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