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Manhunt for escaped New York prisoners

Updated 1:16 PM ET, Wed July 1, 2015

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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.