The magazine Rolling Stone has sparked controversy after featuring Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of its latest issue. The photo accompanies an in-depth story that Rolling Stone calls “a riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a bright future became a monster.” The pharmacy chains Walgreens and CVS are refusing to sell copies of the issue in their stores. On Wednesday, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino lashed out at Rolling Stone.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino: “Why would we heroize this guy? He’s just a — he’s a terrorist. We don’t want him in our neighborhoods. We don’t want him on magazines. We don’t want him anywhere.”

In response to the criticism, Rolling Stone published a statement saying in part: “The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers, makes it all the more important for us to examine the complexities of this issue and gain a more complete understanding of how a tragedy like this happens.”