The Boston Marathon explosions and attacks surprised everyone involved and people around the country and some of the stars and notable people in the race were also affected, including Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block.
According to the Daily News, the singer crossed the finish line just minutes before the explosions went off and he was one of nearly 27,000 runners in the race Monday. The bombing left at least three dead and hundreds injured as McIntyre went over finish line just "minutes" before it occurred, 15 seconds apart from each other at around 2:45 PM in Copley Square. The area was put on lockdown and the police searched for other devices and bombs. Another explosion happened at the JFK Library that was said to be unrelated.
The reports said that NKOTB bandmate Donnie Wahlberg went on Twitter to ask about his friend and soon after he wrote: "There was an explosion by the finish line about 5 minutes after I finished- I'm ok but I'm sure there are many hurt," McIntyre tweeted.
McIntyre was running for a good cause in raining money for Alzheimer's and he was one of many celebrities running in the race ion Monday.