Multiple Media Outlets Report Police Shoot NY Prison Escape Suspect [UPDATE]

Police searching for two inmates who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility have shot one of the men and are involved in a chase with the other.

UPDATED 4:38 pm-   There are reports that escaped prisoner Richard Matt has been shot by police.  Matt was reportedly shot near the town of Malone and may be dead.

UPDATED 4:58 pm-  The Buffalo News says FBI and other law enforcement officers were involved in a shootout near the town of Malone. Police are said to be in hot pursuit of David Sweat, with whom Matt escaped three weeks ago.  Police said earlier today that they believed the two were headed to Canada.

UPDATED 5:16 pm- One of two convicted killers who staged a brazen escape from a northern New York maximum-security prison and had been hunted for three weeks has been shot and killed.  An official with knowledge of the manhunt says Richard Matt was killed and David Sweat is still on the run. The official wasn't authorized to talk about the development publicly and spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

UPDATED 5:43 pm- State Police say at approximately 3:45 pm today, a member of law enforcement spotted a man in a wooded area in the Town of Malone. A member of law enforcement shot and killed a man believed to be Clinton Correctional Facility escapee Richard Matt. A positive identification is still pending. Law enforcement are still searching for escapee David Sweat.

ORIGINAL STORY Published 6/26 2:15PM

The two murderers who escaped a prison in northern New York nearly three weeks ago may be headed to Canada.

State Police Major Charles Guess said today that police believe that Richard Matt and David Sweat are heading north.  Guess said that belief is rooted in evidence that is being tested for DNA.

He also remarked that the weather hasn't cooperated in the search for the two killers who escaped three weeks ago.  Guess said the weather should make it tough for Sweat and Matt as well.

State Police say Franklin County continues to be the primary focus of the investigation.

They say communities north of the village of Malone, toward the Canadian border will see a strong law enforcement presence as the search continues.