we go to peter ducey who is live at the scene with some of the developments. peter? >> reporter: eric we pulled on to the scene just a few minutes ago and shortly after we did, an ambulance escorted by several state police vehicles came out and went that way. i asked one of the troopers if that is sweat and he said yes. david sweat is being treated for gunshot wound or gunshot wounds at the same hospital where they took his alleged accomplice joyce mitchell when she apparently had some kind of a panic attack the night of the big escape. now more than three weeks ago. but i can tell you as soon as we pulled up even while there was still a lot of activity there and there was still an ambulance down there -- we're not exactly sure how far done or which side of the street it happened yet. but there was already a sense of calm. people have been pulling up to the trooper asking him what happened and he's been smiling telling them it's going to be a few hours before things are cleaned up. but something good has happened. and you can sense with the law enforcement who have b