Danelo Cavalcante has been captured alive in Pennsylvania after he escaped from Chester County Prison and eluded authorities for nearly two weeks, state police announced Wednesday morning.

Swarms of heavily armed police were seen holding a perimeter in the South Coventry Township area late Tuesday. It was unclear where law enforcement ultimately pinned down the fugitive.

A law enforcement source told Fox News that Cavalcante was caught near the home where he stole a .22-caliber rifle with a scope and ammunition before fleeing from a homeowner who shot at the escapee with his pistol on Monday night.

Pennsylvania State Police had warned residents to lock their doors, saying that Cavalcante was armed and "extremely dangerous."

Cavalcante broke out of a Chester County facility Aug. 31 while awaiting transfer to a state prison to serve a life sentence for fatally stabbing an ex-girlfriend in 2021. He was also wanted for killing a man in Brazil in 2018.

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