Florida becomes first state in nearly a decade to execute two people on same day
Florida has executed two inmates on the same day, marking the first time a US state has done so in nearly a decade. The executions of Dominick Occhicone and James Duckett were carried out under the authority of Governor Ron DeSantis.
Why it matters
This event highlights a shift in capital punishment trends in the US, as Florida increases its execution pace despite a long-term national decline.
Florida state prison in Raiford in Union county. Photograph: Douglas R Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock Florida state prison in Raiford in Union county. Photograph: Douglas R Clifford/Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock Florida Florida becomes first state in nearly a decade to execute two people on same day State kills Dominick Occhicone, 80, and James Duckett, 68, as Ron DeSantis pushes executions before term ends
Prefer the Guardian on Google Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern US history.
Hours earlier, the state executed a former police officer convicted of the killing of a young girl.
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