New York governor confirms death of one escaped prisoner, search on for other

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday that escaped prisoner Richard Matt was armed with a shotgun and refused to surrender when he was killed by law enforcement officers, and police are searching nearby for fellow escapee David Sweat. Cuomo told a news conference in Malone, New York, that several leads are being tracked down about Sweat's location in the same area near the Canadian border. (Reporting by Eric Beech in Washington)