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Source: New York prison escapee Richard Matt shot; Sweat being pursuedCNN | Updated 4:41 PM ET, Fri June 26, 2015
By Lorenzo Ferrigno, David Shortell and Shimon ProkupeczPlattsburgh, New York (CNN)Richard Matt, one of two escaped murderers from an upstate New York prison, has been shot and officers involved in a three-week manhunt are pursuing fugitive David Sweat, a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation said Friday.
"Matt has been shot, he's down," Lenny DePaul, a former U.S. Marshal told CNN. "Apparently he's been hit. Not sure what his status is at this point."
The shooting occurred on a day that the New York State Police reported that Matt and Sweat may be headed to Canada.
Investigators were conducting DNA tests on potential new evidence, a source close to the investigation said.
A reported burglary led police to a cabin Thursday in the town of Malone, New York, State Police spokesman Beau Duffy told CNN.
Conclusive evidence was found in the cabin, which is being tested, he added.
"There has been no definitive credible sighting based on a physical description to pair with the evidence, but we're certain that the evidence is conclusive," State Police Maj. Charles Guess said Friday at a news conference.
DePaul told CNN he believes the shooting occurred in Malone but had no confirmation.
"They stuck together," he said."They needed each other."
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