Florida executes 77-year-old man in 18th execution this year
The short version
- Florida executed a 77-year-old man on Tuesday.
- The execution was the state's 18th this year.
- The man was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1986 killing of a deputy.
- Governor Ron DeSantis has pursued an aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term.
- The execution was carried out by lethal injection at a Florida state prison near Starke.
What we don’t know yet
- The name of the deputy killed in 1986 is not provided in the articles.
- The reason for the letter from fellow veterans urging a halt is not specified.
- The exact timing of the execution relative to the state's record is not confirmed.
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First reported by Toronto Star Florida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying record
CTV News Florida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying U.S. record
The Guardian Florida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year
CBS News Florida executes man who killed deputy after fighting for gun
All 6 articles
- The Conversation (Australia), left-leaningAmerica’s death penalty: why executions are rising again
- Fox News, right-leaningFlorida puts 77-year-old man to death for deputy’s murder as state closes in on execution record
- CBS News, left-leaningFlorida executes man who killed deputy after fighting for gun
- The Guardian, left-leaningFlorida kills 77-year-old man in state’s 18th execution of year
- CTV News, centreFlorida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying U.S. record
- Toronto Star, left-leaningFlorida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying record