REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK -- New York's second escaped inmate, David Sweat, has been shot and captured close to the Canadian border, local media reports said on Sunday.

Sweat (34) was shot and wounded by law enforcement in the town of Constable, which was on the perimeter of the search area, CBS quoted sources as saying that he is being transported to Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone.

No officers were injured in the apprehension.

ABC News quoted Clinton County Sheriff Dave Favro as saying that the extent of the wounds on Sweat was not immediately clear, but he was receiving medical treatment.