BREAKING: Escaped Killer Danelo Cavalcante Is Now Armed After Breaking Into A Home

Escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante — an illegal alien who was sentenced to life in prison last month after murdering his girlfriend — is now armed with a rifle after breaking into a home, according to a report from Steve Keeley of Fox 29 Philadelphia and the Chester County law enforcement police scanner.

On Monday, law enforcement focused on the Welkinweir area in Chester County  — a 197 acre property with heavy tree cover — as the manhunt continued through its 12th day. Cavalcante previously escaped from the Chester County prison on August 30 by shimmying up a wall before making his exiting from a roof.

After searching the Longwood Gardens area for several days, law enforcement reported that Cavalcante had stolen a van from a dairy farm less than one mile away from the prison and made his way to the Phoenixville area. He was also captured on a ring camera wearing a green sweatshirt and a light brown hat roughly 25 miles north of the law enforcement perimeter established near Longwood Gardens.

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Shortly before 11 p.m. Monday, gunfire was reported on the 3500 block of Coventryville Road.

Steve Keeley of Fox 29 Philadelphia soon confirmed reports that a homeowner fired seven shots at Cavalcante after he broke into the residence. It is unknown if the escaped convict was hit, but he did manage to steal a .22 caliber rifle with a short stock and a scope.

The report later went out over law enforcement scanners.

“Attention all units from this command post, active description: Hispanic male, roughly 30 years of age, five-foot. Currently shirtless and blue pants, subject known to have a .22 cut-off rifle with a scope, and a flashlight and 10-round magazine.”

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Pennsylvania State Police found a pair of waterlogged sneakers, as well as the green sweatshirt worn by Cavalcante in the latest sighting, in the Coventryville Road area. It is believed that he stole a pair of boots from a property before fleeing.

Police have made reverse 911 calls to residents in the area urging them to shelter in-place. At least two law enforcement areas are combing the area as of 1 a.m. local time while dozens of Pennsylvania State Troopers, U.S. Marshals, local law enforcement and a Border Patrol tactical unit continue to comb the area.

This is a developing story.