Second Escaped Fugitive ‘David Sweat’ Shot And Captured (Photos)

A massive, more-than-three-week manhunt for David Sweat ended Sunday as it began, with the escaped murderer in custody.

Authorities said a New York State Police sergeant identified as Jay Cook, spotted Sweat, and after Sweat ran, the sergeant gave chase.

"At some point, running across a field, he realized that Sweat was going to make it to a tree line, and possibly could have disappeared, and he fired two shots," New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D'Amico told reporters.

Sweat, who was unarmed, was hit twice in the torso.

He was taken into custody in the town of Constable, in upstate New York, very close to the Canadian border.

Sweat was captured about 16 miles north of the location where fellow escapee Richard Matt was killed last week. The officer was alone when he shot Sweat.