leaving a toolbox in the catwalk. very well-known not only to these two but the prisoners in that facility. the second thing is that when you think of all the sources that were brought to bear up in that area, the one who shot him was alone, lived in the area for 21 years, new york state police officer. sergeant. and he saw david sweat called out to him. sweat kept going. called out to him again. sweat turned around and recognized him and although there was a short chase, it wasn t until david sweat was running towards that treeline that the officer opened fire. he shot two times. he hit david sweat both times and still managed not kill him. that s remarkable. the fact that david sweat wearing the camouflage gear meaning once he got to the treeline a game changer and you have to wonder given the weather, the conditions of the terrain, whether, in fact, david
cutting the pipe, cutting the chains and making way to the sewer pipe. the it was an extraordinary circumstance. and the first escape in over 100 years but 1 escape is 1 escape too many. also want to show you this. brand new video of david sweat being transferred by ambulance to the albany medical center under great, great police guard as you can see. we are also told that he is in stable condition after being shot twice in the torso. learning from new york s governor andrew cuomo shot twice in the torso by a new york state police sergeant on regular duty in the middle of the afternoon spotted walking down the street. this man, jay cook. and he was also spotted and shot just a mile and a half from the canadian border. sweat, take a look at the picture, dressed in camouflage. we are told he was not armed. another remarkable detail we just learned, police say that he
as you know since he and richard matt used power tools to break out of a maximum security prison more than three weeks ago. we ve been reporting matt was shot and is i would by a federal agent during a confrontation on friday. david sweat is being treated for his injuries before being transferred to another hospital where we hear he is in stable condition. rick leventhal in new york. rick? he reminded us how dangerous these two escaped killers were that they were in his words, very dangerous men. one of them killed a sheriff s deputy david sweat did, in a savage savage way. they were eager to get them both into custody. richard matt was killed on friday by the tactical unit ask then today a new york state trooper, a sergeant out on routine patrol as you mentioned, saw david sweat, stopped him and tried to question him. sweat went running toward a tree
canadian border. that s where they started their search and then they fanned out a little along that border. and they got these guys. he is told to have non-life threatening injuries. his accomplice as you may know from our reporting, richard matt was shot and killed in a showdown with police on friday. the men escaped from a maximum security prison more than three weeks ago, and peter doocy is live in new york. peter? this all ended quietly by two major gunshots by sergeant jay cook. we spoke to the man whose property this all went down on this confrontation, shooting and arrest and he told us that he was just sitting there watching tv with his girlfriend heard some sirens but didn t think anything really, of it. then the neighbor called him and said hey, there is some action going on in your hayfield right now. he looked out, couldn t see
same medical center. they re saying this is what we re going to be known for. i said, no, this is where he was captured an you re all safe. this community is so grateful. they cannot believe that 1,300 law enforcement officers today out and about and 1 found him so close to the border, so close to them. and captured him alive because they want answers. jean, stay with me. i want to show our viewers this image. what you are seeing now are the people jean s talking about going up to the officers in malone, new york, thanking them, thanking them for putting their life on the line for three weeks straight to try to capture the two men and now they have done so. convicted murderers off the street, no longer on the run. david sweat apprehended and you can bet he will be interrogated as soon as they are able to talk to him. we re told he is in stable condition after being shot twice in the torso by a new york state police sergeant and who the