A veteran New York State Police sergeant was alone and on a routine patrol when he shot and captured convicted murderer David Sweat Sunday afternoon.
Officials say State Police Sgt. Jay Cook was supervising a perimeter post at about 3:20 p.m. when he spotted Sweat on a road near Route 30 in the area of Constable.
Authorities believe Sweat was trying to make a final break toward the south of the Canadian border, which is approximately 1.5 miles from New York.
New York State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico said Cook ordered him to stop, but Sweat then turned and fled across a field.
He said When Cook, who is also a firearms instructor, realized Sweat might get away, fired two shots.
"He realized Sweat was going to make it to a tree line, and possibly could have disappeared -- and he fired two shots from his service weapon," D'Amico told reporters.
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