Matt and fellow prisoner David Sweat escaped from an upstate New York prison and led police on a month-long manhunt that ended when a Border Patrol agent shot the 49-year-old, who was armed with a stolen shotgun.
Victim's Name: Richard Matt
Agency Responsible: Federal law enforcement agents
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Race: White
Date of Death: June 26, 2015
County: Franklin
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Other
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 579
Geography: Rural