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upstate in new york, thought his older partner was slowing him down. that's the word from the new york governor, andrew cuomo who says the pair of killers split up other a few days before they were caught. he says the cop killer, david sweat, is now talking talking about the escape and more. doctors say he is in serious condition now. that's upgraded from critical. after a trooper shoot him yesterday and took him down. according to the new york governor david sweat says he ditched his partner richard matt because he had blisters that made it hard for him to keep up. that left richard...

i'm martha maccallum. dramatic new details about how this thing actually all ended. a police officer ended up coming face to face one-on-one, with david sweat yesterday amp. just two days after a federal agent shot and killed the other fugitive, richard matt who he was with. here is governor cuomo. >> the nightmare is finally over. as you know mr. matt is decease ised, and the other escapee mr. sweat, is in custody. he's in stable condition. bill: laura laura ingle's live outside the hospital. what about his condition now laura? >> reporter: well a hospital spokesperson tells fox thi...

him down as a matter of fact. >> so taken down by a single officer. new york state trooper jay cook who you see there. saw a man jogging, recognized him as david sweat. ordered him to stop. he was shot twice in the torso as sweat was about to disappear into the woods. sweat in serious condition but investigators will try to get as much information out of him as possible. questions like where were they the last 23 days? how did they evade police? who might have helped them in the big escape? one of the two people charged in the investigation will be back in court next hour corrections...

secure locked unit. he's in critical condition. it all comes two days after richard matt was discovered and killed by law enforcement in woods about six miles from where sweat was captured. >> the nightmare is finally over. it took 22 days. but we can now confirm, as of two days ago, as you know mr. matt is decreased and the other escapee, mr. sweat, is in custody. this was an extraordinary situation in many ways. the prisoner dannemora is over 100 years old. this is if first escape in 100 years. if you were writing a movie plot they would say this is overdone. but the investigation ...

david sweat was captured. good morning. >> good morning, sergeant jay cook was patrolling these rural roads very close to the canadian border by himself. he didn't have a tactical team with him he didn't have an automatic rifle. he was alone, and officials say because he was alert and because he was such a good shot this 23-day manhunt is fiepally over. david sweat is hospitalized in protective custody in albany after being shot and arrested sand afternoon, just a mile from the canadian border and 30 miles from the prison he escaped. according to authorities, shortly after 3:00 p.m. ...