A convicted murderer on the run after breaking out of prison was shot at by a homeowner who found him in his garage stealing a rifle, US authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hundreds of state and local police along with federal agents are searching for 34-year-old Brazilian Danelo Cavalcante following his escape from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania on 31 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police say they are closing in on the “desperate” and “dangerous” fugitive, who has armed himself with the rifle with a scope and torch attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overnight into Tuesday, Cavalcante grabbed the .22-caliber firearm before he fled as the property owner fired several shots at him with a pistol in Chester County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities have set up a six square mile (16 square kilometer) perimeter around the home in a wooded, hilly area where they believe Cavalcante still is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fugitive has disposed of a sweatshirt he was seen wearing on CCTV cameras and he is now believed to be shirtless, police say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents of South Coventry have locked themselves in their houses and at least one school district has canceled lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pennsylvania State Police said they were pursuing him in the Philadelphia suburb, about 20 miles north of the Chester County Prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens said: “We consider him desperate. We consider him dangerous.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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