New York Escaped Murderer David Sweat shot and captured - His fellow escape Richard "The Rat" Matt was fatally shot earlier this week

A three-week manhunt that began when two convicted murderers staged a brazen prison break involving stolen power tools and hacksaw blades hidden in frozen hamburger meat ended Sunday when a single state police sergeant spotted a suspicious man walking down on a rural road near the Canadian border.

David Sweat's capture came two days after his fellow escapee, Richard Matt, was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement while holding a shotgun. Sweat was unarmed when he was shot twice by Sgt. Jay Cook as the fugitive ran for a tree line.

"If you were writing a movie plot, they would say that this was overdone," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

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