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| New York prison escapee David Sweat shot and in custody after long manhunt | New York prison escapee David Sweat shot and in custody after long manhunt |
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| Related: New York prison escape: how a bullet hole and grape gin led to Richard Matt | Related: New York prison escape: how a bullet hole and grape gin led to Richard Matt |
| David Sweat, one of two inmates who escaped from a high-security jail more than three weeks ago, has been shot and captured in upstate New York. | David Sweat, one of two inmates who escaped from a high-security jail more than three weeks ago, has been shot and captured in upstate New York. |
| In a press statement released on Sunday afternoon, New York state police said: “At approximately 3.20pm … Sergeant Jay Cook of the New York state police spotted a suspicious man walking down a roadway in the town of Constable. | |
| “Sergeant Cook shot and injured Clinton Correctional Facility escapee David Sweat. Sweat was taken into police custody alive, then taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. | “Sergeant Cook shot and injured Clinton Correctional Facility escapee David Sweat. Sweat was taken into police custody alive, then taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. |
| “His condition is unknown at this time.” | “His condition is unknown at this time.” |
| Sweat was later transported to an Albany hospital. A spokesman told media a trauma unit was standing by. | |
| The New York US senator Charles Schumer told the Associated Press that federal law enforcement said Sweat was shot twice and was coughing up blood as he was taken to hospital. Schumer said no officers were believed to have been injured. | The New York US senator Charles Schumer told the Associated Press that federal law enforcement said Sweat was shot twice and was coughing up blood as he was taken to hospital. Schumer said no officers were believed to have been injured. |
| A picture broadcast on news media showed Sweat on the ground, with two people in attendance. Both were wearing plastic gloves. Sweat’s face was bloodied and he was shown to be wearing camouflage clothing, rather than the green prison jumpsuit he was believed to have been wearing when he escaped. | A picture broadcast on news media showed Sweat on the ground, with two people in attendance. Both were wearing plastic gloves. Sweat’s face was bloodied and he was shown to be wearing camouflage clothing, rather than the green prison jumpsuit he was believed to have been wearing when he escaped. |
| The news followed official confirmation that the other inmate, Richard Matt, was shot three times in the head when he was killed by a Border Patrol agent near Malone, New York on Friday. | The news followed official confirmation that the other inmate, Richard Matt, was shot three times in the head when he was killed by a Border Patrol agent near Malone, New York on Friday. |
| State police released information on the autopsy carried out on Matt. The post-mortem gave the cause of death as injuries caused by gunshot wounds to the head. | State police released information on the autopsy carried out on Matt. The post-mortem gave the cause of death as injuries caused by gunshot wounds to the head. |
| Physical signs that Matt had spent most of the time since he and Sweat broke out of the Clinton Correction Facility, near Dannemora, living rough in the forests close to Canada were also detected in the autopsy. | Physical signs that Matt had spent most of the time since he and Sweat broke out of the Clinton Correction Facility, near Dannemora, living rough in the forests close to Canada were also detected in the autopsy. |
| A police statement said that the examination of the body by Dr Michael Sikirica “revealed bug bites on the lower extremities, blisters, and minor abrasions consistent with living in the woods for three weeks”. | A police statement said that the examination of the body by Dr Michael Sikirica “revealed bug bites on the lower extremities, blisters, and minor abrasions consistent with living in the woods for three weeks”. |
| Local reports on Sunday said Matt may have been drunk when he was shot. Official toxicology results, however, were pending. | Local reports on Sunday said Matt may have been drunk when he was shot. Official toxicology results, however, were pending. |
| The search for Sweat had concentrated in the same area in which Matt was found and killed. Constable, where Sweat was shot, is 30 miles from the prison and two miles from the Canadian border. | The search for Sweat had concentrated in the same area in which Matt was found and killed. Constable, where Sweat was shot, is 30 miles from the prison and two miles from the Canadian border. |
| Sweat and Matt escaped on 6 June, using power tools to cut their way out of their cells and through heating pipes. Two prison workers have been arrested in connection with their escape. | |
| The hunt for the inmates lasted more than three weeks and involved thousands of officers from multiple local and federal agencies. | The hunt for the inmates lasted more than three weeks and involved thousands of officers from multiple local and federal agencies. |
| Matt was jailed over the murder and dismemberment of a former boss. Sweat was jailed over the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy. | Matt was jailed over the murder and dismemberment of a former boss. Sweat was jailed over the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy. |