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Title: Police fatally shoot Richard Matt, pursuing second escaped inmate
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CNN
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Published: Jun 26, 2015
Author: By Danielle Haynes
Post Date: 2015-06-26 16:56:23 by GrandIsland
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Views: 10903
Comments: 45
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y., June 26 (UPI) --Richard Matt, one of the two convicted murderers who escaped from a prison in upstate New York three weeks ago, was shot dead Friday, law enforcement officials said. Sources told CNN Matt was shot and officers were pursuing the second escaped inmate, David Sweat. told The New York Times and ABC News, quoting sources, reported that Matt died of his injuries. Earlier Friday, in a news conference, Maj. Charles Guess told reporters they believed the men were headed to Canada. "Based on what we know at this point, we have a high degree of confidence in our conclusion," he said. It's unclear exactly where the shooting of Matt took place. Police believe Matt and Sweat were moving under cover of darkness. They have found items apparently belonging to the men in the towns of Belmont and Malone, N.Y. We have drawn definitive conclusions from that," Guess said. Sources told the Plattsburgh Press-Republican that DNA from Matt was found at a cabin in Malone, which is about 10 miles south of the Canadian border. DNA from at least one of the men was found over the weekend at a cabin in Owls Head, N.Y. The two men, who used tools to escapefrom Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., on June 6, have picked up basic survival supplies to help them on the run. Guess said the terrain in which the men are traveling is difficult and rugged. "It's as much a challenge to the inmates as it has been to the law enforcement," he said. Police say Matt and Sweat had help in their escape from two prison workers -- Joyce Mitchell and Gene Palmer. Mitchell allegedly hid tools for the men to use in frozen hamburger meat. She has pleaded not guilty to charges of promoting prison contraband, a felony, and criminal facilitation, a misdemeanor. Palmer, a guard at the prison, was also arrested on charges of first-degree promoting prison contraband, two counts of tampering with evidence and official misconduct. He is accused of giving the frozen hamburger meat to the men. He was initially suspended with pay, but his pay has now also been suspended, the Press- Republican reported.
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#1. To: All (#0)
BYE BYE, Richard Matt YOU'RE NEXT... David Sweat
Saved the taxpayer a bunch of money by dying.
People convicted of any kind of crime where their actions caused a human life to die, should be executed within 30 days of a jury decision. No exceptions.
You are an idiot,striving hard to obtain fool status. Good luck finding a EMT or a surgeon in GrandIsland World.
Any EMT, Surgeon, Mother Theresa or even any police officer, convicted of murder, homicide or manslaughter should be put to death. I don't condone paying for convicted killers to be kept alive.
Next time you are brainwashed,don't let them hit the spin cycle more than once. Self-defense is a justified-homicide,and you want people executed for self-defense? You're a retired cop and you don't understand the difference between a justified homicide and murder?
If you are CONVICTED of murder, homicide or manslaughter... then it obviously wasn't "self defense", Pete. You've lost your way... Jump over to the gay marriage thread and defend those rainbow turd pirates. Leave the criminal punishments up to me.
If you are CONVICTED of murder, homicide or manslaughter... then it obvious wasn't "self defense", Pete Are you trying to claim a judicial finding of justified homicide isn't a conviction?
Self defense is a affirmative defense... and when successful, the defendant isn't "convicted of justified homicide"... he's ACQUITTED of a crime. I never advocated that when human life is taken due to self defense, that should be punished at all... and your willingness to accuse me of suggesting such, and going down this ridiculous path of debate, is a waste of my time. Grow up, Mister White was intelligent enough to understand what I was saying... you are grouchy and argumentative.
#22. To: GrandIsland, sneakypete (#17)
No,I just understand it is the nature of a control freak like you to extend every power to the state if given the chance. Murder is a very "big" word in the sense that it means different things to different people,and often that is based on emotion. It is insane to give the state the blanket authority to execute anyone convicted of any degree of what is being called "murder". Two guys get in a bar fight and one gets knocked down and hits his head on something and dies. You want them executed for murder,just like it was a thrill killing or a contract murder.
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#2. To: GrandIsland (#1)
"BYE BYE, Richard Matt"
#3. To: misterwhite (#2)
#7. To: GrandIsland (#3)
People convicted of any kind of crime where their actions caused a human life to die, should be executed within 30 days of a jury decision. No exceptions.
#11. To: sneakypete (#7)
#14. To: GrandIsland (#11)
Any EMT, Surgeon, Mother Theresa or even any police officer, convicted of murder, homicide or manslaughter should be put to death.
#15. To: sneakypete (#14)
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Self-defense is a justified-homicide,and you want people executed for self-defense?
#16. To: GrandIsland (#15)
Self-defense is a justified-homicide,and you want people executed for self-defense?
#17. To: sneakypete (#16)
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Replies to Comment # 17. ...you are grouchy and argumentative.
#26. To: GrandIsland (#17)
you are grouchy and argumentative.
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