David Sweat, the second of two inmates who escaped from a New York prison, has been shot, according to authorities.
The shooting occurred in Constable, NY - two miles south of Canada. It was roughly about 30 miles west of the Clinton Correctional Facility. Police have not released the condition of Sweat, but reports say he was shot twice and has been transported to the hospital.
According to reports, Officer Sgt. Jay Cook of the New York State Police shot Sweat after he tried to run away. Sweat didn't appear to be armed.
Sweat, 35, is a convicted murderer and escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, with fellow inmate Richard Matt, 49, on June 6. Matt was shot and killed near Malone, NY, during a massive manhunt that combed the upstate wilderness.
Police believed Sweat was with him but had no evidence to confirm it. Police had said for days Sweat was confined, and it was just a matter of time before they uncovered his position. They had been using search dogs to track his scent, but the dogs could not locate it.
State police reported the two fugitives were trying to make their way to Canada. Police faced concerns that the men may have armed themselves with hunting rifles after finding DNA evidence in a cabin near Mountain View, NY, which is 14 miles from where Matt was fatally shot.
Matt was said to have stolen a 20-gauge shotgun from a cabin. Police said he was found to be suffering from what they believed to be food poisoning. An autopsy showed he had been shot in the head three times.
The cabin was equipped with a television, and authorities think the pair may have been able to watch news coverage of the manhunt.
The two escaped killers - described as extremely dangerous by New York State Police - are believed to have used power tools to escape the prison. The fugitives entered a two-foot pipe in the prison and exited from a manhole on the other side of the jail's walls.
NPR reported the governments of New York and Vermont worked closely in tandem during the search for Matt and Sweat. Some schools in the area of the prison canceled classes both due to safety and because police set up roadblocks, shutting down some routes to class.
The escape from the maximum-security facility has prompted authorities to seek for accomplices. Cuomo said the feat would have required assistance.
One theory swirling around the breakout involves a prison worker who worked regularly with Matt and Sweat.
Joyce Mitchell, a sewing instructor in the prison's tailor shop, was arrested Friday, June 12, and charged with helping the two escape. She pleaded not guilty in court on June 15.
Mitchell, 51, of Dickinson Center, New York, faces felony charges of aiding escape, promoting prison contraband and providing material assistance. Law enforcement sources said she gave hacksaw blades to the inmates, as well as eyeglasses with lights attached to them.
Investigators said Mitchell had a history of improper behavior with the prisoners, and she allegedly entered a sexual relationship with Matt.
An anonymous source told CNN that the escapees were planning to kill Mitchell's husband. The prison worker reportedly backed out of aiding the fugitives escape because she said she still loved her husband.
Investigators said that Mitchell was going to drive the convicted murderers seven hours away before she got cold feet.
According to NBC News, Joyce admitted herself to the hospital on June 6 because of "nerves." She was arraigned on charges in connection to the case June 12.
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According to reports, Officer Sgt. Jay Cook of the New York State Police shot Sweat after he tried to run away. Sweat didn't appear to be armed.
Sweat, 35, is a convicted murderer and escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, with fellow inmate Richard Matt, 49, on June 6. Matt was shot and killed near Malone, NY, during a massive manhunt that combed the upstate wilderness.
Police believed Sweat was with him but had no evidence to confirm it. Police had said for days Sweat was confined, and it was just a matter of time before they uncovered his position. They had been using search dogs to track his scent, but the dogs could not locate it.
State police reported the two fugitives were trying to make their way to Canada. Police faced concerns that the men may have armed themselves with hunting rifles after finding DNA evidence in a cabin near Mountain View, NY, which is 14 miles from where Matt was fatally shot.
Matt was said to have stolen a 20-gauge shotgun from a cabin. Police said he was found to be suffering from what they believed to be food poisoning. An autopsy showed he had been shot in the head three times.
The cabin was equipped with a television, and authorities think the pair may have been able to watch news coverage of the manhunt.
The two escaped killers - described as extremely dangerous by New York State Police - are believed to have used power tools to escape the prison. The fugitives entered a two-foot pipe in the prison and exited from a manhole on the other side of the jail's walls.
NPR reported the governments of New York and Vermont worked closely in tandem during the search for Matt and Sweat. Some schools in the area of the prison canceled classes both due to safety and because police set up roadblocks, shutting down some routes to class.
The escape from the maximum-security facility has prompted authorities to seek for accomplices. Cuomo said the feat would have required assistance.
One theory swirling around the breakout involves a prison worker who worked regularly with Matt and Sweat.
Joyce Mitchell, a sewing instructor in the prison's tailor shop, was arrested Friday, June 12, and charged with helping the two escape. She pleaded not guilty in court on June 15.
Mitchell, 51, of Dickinson Center, New York, faces felony charges of aiding escape, promoting prison contraband and providing material assistance. Law enforcement sources said she gave hacksaw blades to the inmates, as well as eyeglasses with lights attached to them.
Investigators said Mitchell had a history of improper behavior with the prisoners, and she allegedly entered a sexual relationship with Matt.
An anonymous source told CNN that the escapees were planning to kill Mitchell's husband. The prison worker reportedly backed out of aiding the fugitives escape because she said she still loved her husband.
Investigators said that Mitchell was going to drive the convicted murderers seven hours away before she got cold feet.
According to NBC News, Joyce admitted herself to the hospital on June 6 because of "nerves." She was arraigned on charges in connection to the case June 12.
Copyright 2015 Raycom News Network. All rights reserved.
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