Well, murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad this morning in Utah. We just read all about it on Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's Twitter account. Please do not retweet.
Ronnie Lee Gardner, the Utah man convicted of killing an attorney in 1985, was executed this morning by a firing squad. Utah is the only state that still uses the method for executing prisoners. [Salt Lake Tribune]
Convicted Utah killer Ronnie Lee Gardner, who asked to be executed by a firing squad, has made an unsuccessful attempt to have his sentence commuted and is scheduled to be shot at 12:01 am tomorrow.
A death row inmate, when given the choice between execution by lethal injection or firing squad, wants the latter. He is one of four condemned prisoners in Utah who have asked for the option. State politicians fear a spectacle.
