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Manhunt for escaped New York prisoners
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Richard Matt, left, and David Sweat were on the run after they escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, on Saturday, June 6. Matt was killed by police on Friday, June 26. Sweat was captured two days later and is now in police custody.
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Matt's body lies on the ground after he was killed by police on June 26.
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Sweat was captured on June 28, multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation told CNN. He was shot twice in a field by a New York state trooper and taken into custody in upstate New York, close to the Canadian border.
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Sweat is bloodied, shirtless and cuffed at the ankles, and he appears to be breathing into an oxygen mask after his capture on June 28.
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Police escort ambulances from an area where law enforcement officers were searching for Sweat on June 28.
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Law enforcement officials are seen in the side-view mirror of a car as they stand guard June 28 in Duane, New York.
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FBI agents conduct a search for Sweat near Duane on June 28.
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An FBI agent searches for Sweat on June 28.
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Department of Corrections officers man a roadblock in Malone, New York, on Saturday, June 27.
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New York State Police officers talk to motorists at a roadblock near Malone on June 27.
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New York State Police officers stand guard near the site where Matt was shot and killed in Malone on June 26.
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A New York State Police officer stands guard near the shooting scene in Malone on June 26.
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Department of Corrections officers and a forest ranger, back, search a barn in Owls Head, New York, on June 26.
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Corrections officers stop a vehicle Monday, June 22, in Owls Head, about 20 to 25 miles west of the prison where Matt and Sweat escaped. The discovery of the escapees' DNA in a cabin re-energized the search for the fugitives.
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A bus transports corrections officers to a search area in Mountain View, New York, on June 22.
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Law enforcement officers use all-terrain vehicles in Mountain View on June 22.
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Corrections officers search railroad tracks near Friendship, New York, on Sunday, June 21, after a possible sighting of the fugitives.
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New York State Police officers gather along Route 20 near Friendship on June 21.
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A task force of U.S. Marshals and police officers go door to door near Dannemora, New York, searching for the two escaped murderers on Tuesday, June 16.
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New York State Troopers stop civilian cars at a checkpoint outside Dannemora on Monday, June 15.
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Prison tailor Joyce Mitchell, charged with aiding the escape, appeared in court on Monday, June 15.
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Department of Corrections officers work a roadblock in Saranac, New York, on Saturday, June 13.
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Law enforcement personnel line the roadside on June 13 as they search an area in Cadyville, New York.
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New York State Police prepare equipment during the search on Thursday, June 11.
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Authorities block a road in Cadyville during the manhunt on June 11.
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A Vermont state trooper heads out on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, on June 11.
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Law enforcement officers question a woman who lives near the Dannemora prison on Wednesday, June 10.
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An employee stands guard at the Clinton Correctional Facility on June 10.
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An officer checks the trunk of a car at a checkpoint near the Dannemora border on June 10.
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Officers continue their search in Essex, New York, on Tuesday, June 9.
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An officer walks through a swampy area near Essex on June 9.
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Law enforcement officers search a wooded area in Dannemora on Monday, June 8.
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State corrections officers monitor traffic June 8 at the Clinton Correctional Facility. See photos of the route the escaped prisoners took
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