Darien Young, 29, escaped a minimum-security prison in Manchester, New Hampshire
An escaped inmate from New Hampshire was fatally shot by a police officer at a store in Miami Beach after threatening two women with a knife, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections said.
MIAMI-DADE POLICE DIRECTOR IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER REPORTED SHOOTING INCIDENT
Darien Young, 29, was taken to a hospital on Thursday night, where he later died, the corrections department said in a news release. No one else was hurt.
A prison escapee was fatally shot by a police officer in Miami Beach after threatening two women with a knife. (FOX News)
The shooting happened at a Victoria's Secret store. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will investigate, Miami Beach police said.
FLORIDA POLICE SHOOT, KILL SUICIDAL KNIFE-WIELDING WOMAN WHO CHARGED AT THEM: POLICE
Young had been placed on escape status on July 21 after he left the grounds of a minimum security transitional housing unit in Manchester, New Hampshire, and failed to return, the state corrections department said.
He was incarcerated on charges of receiving stolen property, burglary, drug and falsifying physical evidence. Young had a minimum parole eligibility date of July 31 and a maximum release date of Jan. 31, 2028, the department said.