Youngest victim of marathon bombing has park named after him

August 16, 2017 at 3:46 p.m. | Updated August 16, 2017 at 4:05 p.m.

by Associated Press

This undated file photo provided by Bill Richard shows his son, Martin Richard, in Boston. Martin was 8 years old when he was killed by the second of two bombs that exploded near the Boston Marathon finish line on April 15, 2013. An official groundbreaking for a park named in honor of the young bombing victim, will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Boston. (Bill Richard via AP, File)

BOSTON (AP) - The youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing has been honored during a ceremony to break ground on a park to be built in his memory.

The family of 8-year-old Martin Richard joined Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and a crowd of supporters at a touching ceremony at the park site on the South Boston waterfront Wednesday.

Martin Richard was among three people killed when two bombs exploded near the marathon finish line on April 15, 2013.

Martin's younger sister, Jane, lost a leg in the bombing. She says the park will have wheelchair ramps so it's accessible to everyone. She says the park will also have a pirate ship, a bucket swing and an amphitheater.

The park is expected to open in the fall of 2018.

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