anything. then he saw an ambulance come and an ambulance leave. that is how quickly it went down and that is how, really oblivious some of the people around here were because it all happened so quickly and it all happened really without much of a chase and without much of a fight, based on what we ve heard. something else that we heard the details about from the new york state police officials and from the governor. even though david sweat was not armed, he was shot by that sergeant because he was about to make it to a treeline. there are a lot of open spaces here that are paved roads and many houses and families that live around here but the trees are really thick. so when they talk about how they felt like they needed this sergeant felt like he needed to shoot to take down the fugitive david sweat so that he didn t make it to the treeline that s because if he made it there, and this sergeant was by himself, there is a solid possibility that sweat would have disappeared again up her
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
and may stop treatment. side effects may include diarrhea nausea, upper respiratory tract infection, and headache. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you re pregnant or planning to be. ask your doctor about otezla today. otezla. show more of you. i m harris faulkner. escaped murderer david sweat is in custody after being shot by a new york state trooper near the canadian border. he was awfully close, we re told. the shooting happened this afternoon by a state trooper who noticed a suspicious man walking down a road in constable, new york. that s a town of about 1600 people. he recognized that guy. it was david sweat. sweat tried to run away, prompting that sergeant to open fire shooting him twice in the torso, in the back. sweat s capture ending a massive manhunt that s been under way,