albany new york. he ll be in basically 24/7 lock down for the rest of his life. this exclusive photo obtained by cnn moments after his capture shows sweat bloodied and in full camouflage garb. you can see a wound it his chest. i heard shots and ran out with my phone. sweat was spotted sunday afternoon by new york state police sergeant jay cook during a routine patrol less than two miles from the canadian border. he was alone when this happened. i said you go home tonight and tell your daughters that you re a hero. the fugitive was jogging along the road when cook spotted him. that s when sweat took off nearly making it back into the woods before sergeant cook opened fire. the terrain is so dense you can t see 5 feet in front of you. if sweat made the tree line he would have been zboengone. investigators say sweat and richard matt used pepper to try
good morning. yes, david sweat is being watched over right now by doctors, and of course, police in that secure location of the albany medical center. officials there say they expect he will be there for several days. wounded but alive, convicted murderer and prison escapee david sweat is back in custody in albany, new york, after three weeks on the run. yay! thank you. reporter: applause and cheers greeted governor andrew cuomo. the nightmare is finally over. reporter: residents showed their appreciation for law enforcement, too. congrats to law enforcement, they re doing an excellent job. reporter: new york state police say the takedown happened off a local roadway. sergeant jay cook, alone and on a routine patrol, spotted sweat, who started to run. the officer then reportedly opened fire, bringing the escapee down. give me an ambulance to stage at my station from malone place. reporter: sweat shot twice in the torso. he was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
as you heard and the superintendent will go in to further detail mr. sweat was spotted by a new york state sergeant, is sergeant jay cook. he was approached this afternoon but the sergeant recognized mr. sweat. obviously from his description. he engaged mr. sweat. mr. sweat fled. the trooper gave chase. the trooper was unable to catch him on foot. at one point, the sergeant decided to discharge his weapon hitting mr. sweat twice in the torso. mr. sweat went down. help arrived plane sweat is now in a hospital in stable condition. this happened a mile and a half from the canadian borderer in the town of constable. i had the chance to speak with sergeant cook and congratulate him on his great police work.
panel. thank you very much. quick break. on the other side, palo sandoval on the ground there right where david sweat was taken down. just spoke with the boss of sergeant jay cook, the hero of the day. we eel bring that to you next are you up for whatever? don t answer. grab a bud light and show it. try new things, make new friends, explore new places. find the fun around every corner. better yet, be the fun. laugh. dance. spin. jump! make a single weekend last a lifetime. and keep it going with a crisp, refreshing bud light. the perfect beer for whatever happens. can a a subconscious. mind? a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought.
doing their jobs exceptionally. in the case of rudolph, young 19-year-old police officer by the name of jeff postal on routine patrol encountered him foraging for food in a dumpster. he called for backup and drew his weapon and the manhunt ended. sergeant cook, the veteran police officer doing his job as a supervisor in the perimeter, going likely from post to post checking on his guys encounters sweat this front of him. recognized who he had. sweat was not compliant. sweat took off running. only when with it became apparent he could make that tree line and continue to pose an imminent dangerous threat to other law enforcement or to society did sergeant cook draw his service weapon and drink bring this thing to an end. there is a great parallel between the investigations. indeed. rick, thank you very much to our