CONSTABLE, New York — The second inmate who made a daring escape from a maximum-security New York is shot and in custody, according to reports.
David Sweat was shot by a trooper near Constable, New York, according to The Buffalo News. The capture ends a 23-day search that included more than 1,300 law enforcement agents, trained search dogs and helicopter teams.
Media outlets are reporting that he is seriously wounded. No law enforcement officials were injured.
Constable is north of Malone, where Richard Matt was shot Friday.
The apprehension of Sweat comes a few hours after his DNA was found Sunday on a pepper shaker where Matt was shot.
According to The Associated Press, Matt and Sweat, 34, cut steam pipes with power tools to escape from Clinton Correctional Facility maximum-security prison late June 5 or early June 6. Officials discovered the men missing the morning of June 6.
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