Escaped inmate David Sweat shot, captured near Canadian border

David Sweat manhunt
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Multiple officials have confirmed escaped convicted murderer David Sweat has been shot twice in the torso near the Canadian border and taken into custody. Sweat was unarmed when he was shot, The New York Times reports.

"The nightmare is finally over," said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a news conference.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.