Michael Dewayne Smith executed in Oklahoma decades after double murder - BBC News

Michael Dewayne Smith was given a lethal injection, marking the US state's first execution for 2024.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Oklahoma Department of CorrectionsImage caption, Michael Dewayne SmithBy Max MatzaBBC NewsThe US state of Oklahoma has carried out its first execution for 2024, giving a lethal injection to a man convicted of a double murder.

Michael Dewayne Smith was 19 when he killed Janet Moore and Sarath Babu Pulluru during a drug-fuelled crime spree in Oklahoma City in 2002.

When asked if he had any last words, Smith, 41, said: "Nah, I'm good."

He is the 12th person to be executed in Oklahoma since the state resumed carrying out death penalties in 2021.

The nearly seven-year hiatus came after a series of problems arose during executions.

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