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The trooper gave chase. the trooper was unable to catch him on foot. at one point, the sergeant decided to discharge his weapon hitting mr. sweat twice in the torso. mr. sweat went down. help arrived. and mr. sweat is now in a hospital in stable condition. this happened a mile and a half from the canadian border. in the town of constable. i had the chance to speak with sergeant cook and congratulate him on his great police work. he was alone when this happened. sergeant cook happens to be from troop b, he knew the area very well. he was still alone and a courageous act. i said to sergeant cook...

Close, about two miles away now from the canadian border. it is really something to think that that sergeant was by himself. he was one of 1300 law enforce mts officers in a 22-square-mile search area around here. the spot where we're standing right now according to an app i gist looked at is a 59-minute drive from the clinton correctional facility in dannemora where this man and his partner in crime, richard matt escaped from. that gives you a sense of how much ground he covered. it would take an hour to drive. it's been raining almost every day on and off for the last three weeks without man...

Enforcement [ cheers and applause ] >> and now i turn you over to superintendent damico who runs the new york state police. >> i'll give you the facts that i know but i just caution that the shooting investigation into the apprehension of david sweat is ongoing, so i will give you whatever i do know though. at about 3:20 today, sergeant jay cook who is assigned to troop b, spent most of its. it's on patrol. he was supervising. as he was drifg down the road he spotted a male who is basic. and as he exited the car, the

And may stop treatment. side effects may include diarrhea nausea, upper respiratory tract infection, and headache. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you're pregnant or planning to be. ask your doctor about otezla today. otezla. show more of you. i'm harris faulkner. escaped murderer david sweat is in custody after being shot by a new york state trooper near the canadian border. he was awfully close, we're told. the shooting happened this afternoon by a state trooper who noticed a suspicious man walking down a road in constable, new york. that's a town of about 1600 peo...

Treated in that area, they take them to that location. it is a very secure location. we understand there are about ten rooms for ten patients to be treated there. it's lock in, lock out. there are a number of law enforcement officers watching over this man right now, as you would imagine, because they want to make sure that even though he's in critical condition, we heard, they want to make sure he stays right there. >> absolutely understandably. what are we learning about that hero cop, the one that took down sweat? >> reporter: sergeant jay cook. you know kendis there have been a lot of twis...