The Daily Beast and CNN are reporting that Richard Matt, one of two prisoners who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York on June 6, has been shot by law enforcement officers near the town of Lake Titus, NY:
BREAKING: RICHARD MATT SHOT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN UPSTATE N.Y. http://t.co/UFNCxSqyUW
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 26, 2015
#Breaking: @CNN confirms escaped killer Richard Matt has been shot by police. Teams now chasing David Sweat. #NYPrisonBreak
— Patrick Cornell (@PCornellCNN) June 26, 2015
David Sweat, the other escaped inmate, is still at large:
Source: New York prison escapee Richard Matt shot by police, second fugitive on the run. Watch live on CNNgo. http://t.co/HAhU3M4HnF
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 26, 2015
Week not over yet! CNN now reporting that one of the NY escaped convicts – Richard Matt – shot by police and police chasing David Sweat
— Deirdre Walsh (@deirdrekwalsh) June 26, 2015
JUST IN: law enforcement source briefed on the investigation and search says Richard Matt has been shot + teams are now chasing David Sweat.
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) June 26, 2015
Updates to follow…
Fox News is reporting that Matt has been killed:
One of two escaped fugitives in New York has been shot and killed by police, sources say:http://t.co/wBcHVCNCEe pic.twitter.com/yMqbCyXcMN
— FOX 2 Detroit (@FOX2News) June 26, 2015
CBS reports it was a Border Patrol agent who shot Matt:
MORE: Prison escapee Richard Matt was shot by Border Patrol near Canadian border, sources say http://t.co/x0FZ3TEVVS pic.twitter.com/uYt5Tw9Sm8
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 26, 2015
CNN now confirms Matt is dead:
Aaand CNN finally has it: Richard Matt is dead.
— Betsy Rothstein (@betsyscribeindc) June 26, 2015
Update 6:50:
Floodlights dispatched to find remaining escapee David Sweat via Route 30 #nyprisonbreak pic.twitter.com/Ub4qamFLc1
— Aliza Nadi (@alizanadi) June 26, 2015
About 2 dozen police vehicles and trucks with flood lights sped by down RT 30 in past 10 mins #nyprisonbreak
— Aliza Nadi (@alizanadi) June 26, 2015
Police are flying by the roadblock outside where inmate David Sweat is believed to be cornered. #nyprisonbreak pic.twitter.com/D4bG3Hginc
— Susanne Craig (@susannecraig) June 26, 2015
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is en route to Malone / scheduled to do a briefing at 8:30 pm. #nyprisonbreak
— Susanne Craig (@susannecraig) June 26, 2015
Update 9:10:
David Lee Miller: "David Sweat is still on the run… They do not know where he is at this hour." #KellyFile pic.twitter.com/kH5nC86N2o
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 27, 2015
Clinton County Sheriff: Over 1,000 officers are in the search area looking for David Sweat. pic.twitter.com/0qWhKU7YRB
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 27, 2015
Officials caution still an ongoing search. David Sweat still at large.
— Pat Bradley (@PatBradleyWAMC) June 27, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
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