SocietyTexas carries out first US execution since failed lethal injection for Christa Pike

Name: Texas carries out first US execution since failed lethal injection for Christa Pike
Uploaded: 2026-10-08T05:30:34.000Z
Description: A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday night, becoming the 30th person executed in the United States this year. It was the first US execution since Tennessee’s failed attempt to administer a lethal injection to Christa Pike a week earlier.

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday night, becoming the 30th person executed in the United States this year. It was the first US execution since Tennessee’s failed attempt to administer a lethal injection to Christa Pike a week earlier.

The Associated Press 2026-10-08 05:30