1 NY prison escapee shot, other being chased
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Apparently Matt was shot and killed. Sweat is being chased. Rumor is that both were/are armed
New York. About 25 miles west of the Clinton Prison. Heavily wooded area
Source: New York prison escapee Richard Matt killed - CNN.com
Matt, 48, and Sweat, 35, are both convicted murderers.
Matt was accused of killing a man after a dispute over money, snapping his victim's neck and then dismembering the body.
Sweat is serving a life sentence for the killing of a sheriff's deputy in 2002.
Sweat and another man robbed a gun store and fatally shot the deputy after he confronted them.
Matt, 48, and Sweat, 35, are both convicted murderers.
Matt was accused of killing a man after a dispute over money, snapping his victim's neck and then dismembering the body.
Sweat is serving a life sentence for the killing of a sheriff's deputy in 2002.
Sweat and another man robbed a gun store and fatally shot the deputy after he confronted them.
They will probably shoot him on site.