Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro and Col. Christopher Paris of the state police appeared on the Today Show on Thursday morning to discuss how no shots were fired in the recapture of escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante in Chester County.
"He had a weapon. It was a weapon that could have certainly hurt law enforcement. But, more importantly than that, it could have hurt members of the public," Paris said."So, a desperate person on the run with nothing to lose, facing life without parole, that was out chief concern. We wanted to find him wherever we could."
Shapiro agreed, noting that the gun Cavalcante had was capable of piercing police-issued bulletproof vests. And, Paris argued Cavalcante was 'desperate." "We know that he was desperate. We knew that he was where we were looking. And, we just needed to press the incident through to its conclusion," noted Paris.that law enforcement set up shortly after Cavalcante's apprehension, agreeing that they didn't have much issue with it.
"The professional restraint that they showed, and being able to take him alive in relatively good health. We are very proud of that professionalism," said Paris.
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