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Single-handedly stopped him? >> that was a major concern out here wolf, with the scene that played out. a very dramatic one at the conclusion of this manhunt. we're told that that trooper, that new york state trooper jay cook was on patrol along the road i'm standing on and noticed a suspicious individual who he would identify as david sweat, made contact with him. that's when david sweat made a break for the treeline you see in the distance. there's a couple of on lookers that have made their way out here. eventually making his way to that tree line. two concerns the police sergeant had on hi...

Officer, sergeant jay cook who was walking and patrolling himself after 3:00 sunday afternoon in constable, new york. he saw someone he believed resembled david sweat. he approached him, encountered him, engaged him and that's when sweat began to run and sergeant cook took out his weapon shooting him two times in the torso. as we were going to constable hearing that something was happening we see a convoy of new york state police vehicles as well as two ambulances speeding along the highway with their sirens sirens sirens sirens sirens silent but their lights on. david sweat was treated here a...

Manhunt for the two convicted murderers is now officially over. david sweat who was shot by police and taken into custody sunday spotted by a lone state trooper in constable, new york near the canadian border. he was transferred to albany medical center last night where he is kept in a secured, locked unit. the medical director says he's in critical condition. it all comes just two days after richard matt was discovered and killed by law enforcement in the woods about six miles from where sweat was captured. stephanie gosk joins us live from constable, new york. you've been covering this. what...

Medical center where sweat is in custody. >> reporter: he was brought in here late last night and this is where the regions level one trauma unit where he is receiving care. he was shot twice and is being closely monitored on a variety of levels as you can probably imagine. sweet, who kept up to 1300 law enforcement agents on the hunt for 23 days after his daring prison escape from clinton facility was shot yesterday heading for a tree line a few miles from the canada border. jay cook is being hailed a hero taking him down on his own. sweat was take to know a local hospital and then had to be ...

Shot cuffed and under arrest. escaped killer captured after spening three weeks running from the police. >> a single sergeant is responsible for the takedown. comes two days after sweat's accomplice richard matt was killed. peter doocy is live in con stable new york where all of the ak unfolded and wrapping up this 23-day stay. what's going on this morning? >> reporter: brian, david sweat was wearing heed to toe camouflage and had been wearing pepper shakers to throw off the scent of the canines. but none of it fooled sergeant jay cook the one out of 1300 law enforcement officers combing the c...