{"id":128920,"date":"2015-06-27T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T16:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=128920"},"modified":"2015-06-27T16:13:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T16:13:06","slug":"one-of-two-escaped-us-prisoners-killed-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/06\/one-of-two-escaped-us-prisoners-killed-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"One of two escaped US prisoners killed by police"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of two murderers who staged a dramatic escape from a New York State prison has been killed by police after weeks on the run, officials say.<\/p>\n

Richard Matt, 49, was shot dead in woodlands near the town of Malone, about 30 miles (50 km) from the prison.<\/p>\n

David Sweat, another convicted murderer, remains at large as police continue to search the area.<\/p>\n

The pair escaped through the prison sewer system after using power tools to break out of their cell on 6 June.<\/p>\n

The escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, set off a massive manhunt.<\/p>\n

On Friday police were called to an area south of Malone where a camper van had been attacked. They found evidence left behind by the pair in a nearby hunting cabin.<\/p>\n

Matt was later found in woodland armed with a shotgun, police say. When he refused to surrender officers shot him dead, they add.<\/p>\n

A search for Sweat is continuing in the area. Police say he is dangerous and warned the public not to approach him.<\/p>\n

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