Arizona executed its first prisoner since 2022, Aaron Gunches, using an updated lethal injection method aimed at reducing errors. Gunches, convicted of murder in 2008, had sought to expedite his execution. The execution, lasting around 17 minutes, was described by witnesses as smooth, with no complications, contrasting earlier problems in the state's execution history. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes emphasized the seriousness of the execution and its role in delivering justice for the victim's family, marking a significant resumption of the death penalty in the state after an eight-year hiatus due to previous botched procedures.
"An execution is the most serious action that the state takes, and I assure you that it is not taken lightly... Arizona resumed the death penalty and justice for Ted Price and his family was finally served."
"Gunches's execution Wednesday took roughly half an hour, including the time it took staff to set an IV line... went according to plan without any incident at all."
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