# Tennessee governor calls failed death-row execution ‘deeply disturbing’

https://mins.news/en/video/82720

- Global News, 2026-10-02 00:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7sz98uSYaA

> Tennessee’s execution of death-row inmate Christa Pike went wrong after two unsuccessful attempts to kill her by lethal injection. Pike is in critical condition in hospital, while Governor Bill Lee, who rejected a clemency request earlier this week, called the situation “deeply disturbing.”

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