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Right here in sp malone, 23 year veteran. he was continuing the ground search. as he was driving down the road he spotted a male who is basically jogging up alongside the road. he approached him. as he exited the car the male turned to him. he said hey, come over here. the male ignored him. he called out to them again. at which time the male turned around like what do you want from me? and he recognized him to be david sweat. at that time, sweat turned and fled on foot with the sergeant in pursuit. at some point running across a field, he realized that sweat was going to make it to a tree line...

Investigators are still out there in that field collecting any evidence that is relevant to this case. we spoke to a man who owns the property there. he said that investigators came to his door. they asked for permission to do a search. they are looking for items that would have belonged to david sweat. we really don't have a time line here, as far as when sweat and richard matt may have separated. all we know is sweat turned up here in con stable, some 26 miles from the spot where rich af ard matt was gunned down. poppy, we have been telling you for days about the huge law enforcement presenc...

The whole escape starting on thursday when investigators found candy wrappers in the area of r of malone, new york. and then the camper van which was fired on by richard matt that immediately brought in members of the elite team in to the area. they searched a nearby cabin. they smell ed gun powder in that cabin, and they listened and actually heard cough. a cough and movement. richard matt trying to get away. that's when they were able to shoot and kill him. he was shot three times in the head. we don't know whether the two men were together at that moment, or once matt effectively exposed hi...

And now, i turn you over to superintendent joseph dimico who runs the new york state police. superintendent? >> thank you, governor. good afternoon. 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'll give you whatever i do know, though. about 3:20 today, sergeant jay cook, assigned to troop b, spent most of his career here at sp malone, was on patrol. he was supervised perimeter posts up in the area and continued ground search. as he was driving down the road, he spotted a male who was basically jogging...