NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedSeptember 1, 2026Miami-Dade
Florida schedules three executions for this month
Florida is set to carry out the first of three scheduled lethal injections this month on Tuesday. The state is currently the most active jurisdiction in the U.S. regarding the use of capital punishment this year.
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The state is executing a man convicted of a 2004 murder, marking the 14th execution in Florida this year and the beginning of a series of three scheduled for this month.
Key Facts
- Florida is scheduled to perform three executions this month.
- The first of these three executions is set for Tuesday.
- This will be the 14th execution carried out in Florida this year.
- Florida currently holds the highest number of executions in the nation for the current year.
- The inmate scheduled for Tuesday was convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl and wounding two others.
Who's Mentioned
personDaniel Owen Conahan Jr.“Inmate scheduled for execution on Sept. 10”personJill Piper“Victim of the 1976 crime”personHarold Gene Lucas“Inmate scheduled for execution”locationFlorida“The state where the executions are taking place.”personRon DeSantis“Governor of Florida who signed the death warrants”locationFlorida State Prison“Site of the scheduled executions”personCurtis Wilkie Beasley“Inmate scheduled for execution on Sept. 29”