One of two New York prison escapees, Richard Matt, (pictured right) was shot
and killed by law enforcement officers Friday afternoon, a law enforcement
source confirmed.
He was killed in a remote area of Franklin County, N.Y. not
far from two hunting cabins where he and fellow escapee David Sweat reportedly
had taken refuge.
The other escapee
David Sweat is still being pursued by the Police reportedly on foot.
The Buffalo News, quoting a source, reported canine units
had a "strong track" on Sweat, 35.
The location where Matt, 49, was shot is about 40 miles west
of the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, where the pair staged a
brazen breakout June 6.
Since then they had
eluded a massive manhunt involving 1,100 law enforcement personnel.
Update from NY Times: There's an exchange of gunfire between
Sweat and the Police
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