Prison Escapee David Sweat Shot and Captured

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Convicted murderer David Sweat is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot and captured today, more than three weeks after he escaped from a maximum security prison in upstate New York.

While 1,300 local, state and federal law enforcement officers had been tracking the prisoner, David Sweat, in the end it was a lone State Police sergeant on routine patrol who took him down.

Sgt. Jay Cook shot Sweat in the town of Constable, about 2 miles south of the Canadian border and 30 miles northwest of the prison, after spotting him walking along a road and recognizing him.

Escapee David Sweat shot and taken into custody

Via rss.cnn.com