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Series of shots were fired. thats when somebody discovered a bullet hole in their camper but the driver didnt realize at the time that the camper had been shot at. after that weve learned that police then did a sweep of that area and that is where they approached richard matt. sources are telling cnn that matt actually approached law enforcement officers with a shotgun. we know that he was ultimately shot by police. but key here is this detail wolf. law enforcement officials telling cnn that the...

Our breaking news sources now say the escaped prisoner richard matt has been shot dead. the chase is on for the fellow fugitive, david sweat. live from malone new york thats where this drama is being played out right now. whats the latest, alexandra? >> reporter: hey there wolf. we know a chain of events led up to the shooting and ultimately the death of richard matt. law enforcement officials had told me that there were shots fired in one area. later, a bullet hole discovered in a camper. then ...

Prison a wanted fugitive is thought to possibly be armed. is the strategy to shoot him? is the strategy to approach him and say stop? i mean -- >> in my opinion they could shoot him under that circumstance. you have a fleeing felon. if they believe him to be armed and to pose a threat to the commune and law enforcement, which is absolutely the case that hes going to pose a threat even without a weapon. so i think under those circumstances, yes, i think they would be authorized to stop him no mat...

Law enforcement shot and killed that individal, believed to be richard matt. right now they are waiting for a positive dna tests to come back to confirm 100% that in fact it is richard matt about you they do believe it is that fugitive. now, he was found about 70 miles from the canadian border. we are told in fact police believe they were moving in a north-northwest direction towards canada. they alerted authorities so that if they moved ahead they could at least by stopped. they were effectivel...

And just know ed i got some information that there has been potentially two different bursts of gunfire that have been heard in the area. one when an encounter was made with matt. and then there was a subsequent burst of gunfire thats supposedly been heard. i dont know what this is yet, whether this is a second sighting. whether it is just a second report of the same gunfire. but there is a hope that law enforcement may be getting very close to the second fugitive who you know is david sweat. >>...

That they had been behind them a step behind them for the past almost three weeks now. but that they were closing the gap. they were closing in they were getting closer. and now they were able to get pretty close, close enough within literal shooting distance to shoot richard matt and to kill him this afternoon. but there is i think, a great deal of optimism that they believe david sweat cant be far behind. >> i want you to stay with us. cliff van zant as well. one prisoner has been shot and kil...

Right now we are learning new details about how police managed to close in on escapee richard matt shooting him dead. his co-fugitive, co-escapee david sweat still on the run at this hour. we are learning a malone resident called police this afternoon, picked up the phone, dialed 911, when he noticed a liquor bottle left inside his cabin. he knew he hadnt put it there. when officers arrived, shortly after that they heard shots fired. the 911 caller stayed in his cabin. we know ultimately richard...

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Good morning. happy sunday. its the 24th of may, 2015. im anna kooiman and a fox news alert. all eyes on the city of cleveland this morning. overnight peaceful protests turned violent after an officer is acquitted of murder. at least 40 people arrested. fights breaking out and many wandering if this is the next ferguson or baltimore. and remember the college student who sparked the sickening trend of stomping on the american flag? well hes on the run. a fugitive from the cops and hes speaking ...