Tennessee governor halts state's remaining execution after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has halted all remaining executions in the state following a botched lethal injection attempt on Christa Gail Pike. Pike survived the procedure and is currently receiving medical treatment.
Pike, 50, was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison, her attorneys said. She was being treated at a hospital, but they said they hadn’t been told about her condition.
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