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Richard W. Matt, one of the twoconvictedmurderers who engineered an elaborate escape from NewYork’slargest prison, was shot and killed on Friday by a federalagent,the authorities said, ending one prong of a three-weekmanhunt thatspread over large stretches of the state’s northernterrain. A teamof agents from the federal Customs and BorderProtection agencyfound Mr. Matt in the woods in Malone, N.Y., afterhe fired a shotat the back of a camping trailer, Gov. Andrew M.Cuomo said at anews conference. Officers heard him cough as he fledon foot, and afederal agent killed him when Mr. Matt, still armedwith a 20-gaugeshotgun, refused orders to put up his hands, theauthorities said.Music by audionautix.com. Released under CreativeCommons License3.0.