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BREAKING NEWS: Escaped Inmates Spotted; One is Killed; One is Being Chased!
CNN is reporting that one of the two escaped inmates in Upstate New York has been shot and the other is now being chased. Richard Matt has been shot by authorities and killed. His fellow escapee, David Sweat, was with him and a hot pursuit of hiim is underway. This follows the discovery of a break in at a hunting cabin near Malone, NY yesterday. After, police suggested that the two were heading to Canada. The two have been on the lam since breaking out of Dannemora Prison nearly three weeks ago.
This is a breaking news story as of 4:40 pm.
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