# Tennessee governor halts executions after inmate survives lethal injection

https://mins.news/en/video/81741

- CBC News, 2026-10-01 11:26 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hxUEBjM6x8

> Christa Pike, convicted of killing a classmate three decades ago, survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection late Wednesday, prison officials said. Gov. Bill Lee ordered a comprehensive third-party review and said the state’s remaining scheduled execution this year will not proceed.

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