Report: Escaped Convict David Sweat Shot and Captured by Police
David Sweat, the surviving Clinton Correctional Facility escapee, was reportedly shot twice by a state trooper on Sunday near Constable, N.Y, just south of the Canadian border. According to CNN, Sweat is in custody and in critical condition. From The New York Times:
The shooting occurred after a State Police sergeant saw Mr. Sweat walking down a road toward him, according to one of the people. The sergeant ordered Mr. Sweat to stop, but he broke into a run and the sergeant, a firearms instructor, opened fire, the person said. It was not immediately clear how many shots were fired or whether Mr. Sweat was armed.
The Press-Republican reports that no officers were injured in the shooting.
Two days ago, Richard Matt was shot and killed by a federal agent. An autopsy released on Sunday revealed that Matt was shot three times in the head. (No, the other head.)
According to the Times, the United States Border and Customs Protection agent who killed Matt on Friday said he opened fire when Matt, who was carrying a 20-gauge shotgun, did not raise his hands when ordered to do so.
Matt was killed in the woods around Malone, NY—approximately 40 miles from Clinton Correctional.
UPDATE 10:25 p.m.: According to CNN, hospital officials say that Sweat is currently in critical condition and is being attended to by “emergency, trauma, intensive care, radiology and vascular surgery specialists.”
UPDATE 4:30 p.m.: According to the Press-Republican, Sweat is in stable condition, contradicting earlier reports of serious injury.
UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has confirmed Sweat’s capture on Twitter.
BREAKING: #DavidSweat of the #PrisonBreakNY captured. Sleep peacefully New York.
June 28, 2015
UPDATE 4:10 p.m.: Citing a law enforcement source, The Buffalo News reports that Sweat is alive but bleeding badly with “life-threatening” wounds.
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