MIT Officer Killed Was Brother of Hendrick Motorsports Machinist

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus officer killed last night by a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was the brother of an employee at Hendrick Motorsports, the Nascar auto racing team whose drivers include Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon.

“The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Hendrick Motorsports are with Andrew Collier and his family,” the racing team said in a statement on its website. “Andrew, a machinist in the Hendrick Motorsports engine department, tragically lost his brother, Officer Sean Collier, last night in Cambridge, Mass. We ask that the family’s privacy be considered during this difficult time.”