Florida executes inmate for 1991 police officer murder

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A death row inmate was executed in Florida for the 1991 murder of a police officer. Billy Kirsch, 53, was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday. He was convicted of fatally shooting the officer during a traffic stop when he was 18. This marks the fifth execution in the U.S. this year and the third in Florida. The death penalty has been abolished in 23 U.S. states.


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