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2nd escaped murderer is shot, captured after other killed

This occured two days after his fellow inmate was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement officers.

Franklin County Sheriff Kevin Mulverhill said David Sweat was shot Sunday afternoon in the town of Constable, about 2 miles south of the Canadian border, and was taken to a hospital in Malone. 

Mulverhill said he had no information on Sweat's condition. Fellow inmate Richard Matt was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement officers Friday afternoon.

More evidence of 2 escaped prisoners is found

State police Maj. Charles Guess says the items were found Thursday at a cabin and Friday morning in a field, both in the town of Malone, 30 miles northeast of the maximum-security prison David Sweat and Richard Matt broke out of June 6. Guess says the items have been sent to a forensic lab for testing.