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Leroy McGill, convicted of the 2002 murder of Charles Perez and attempted murder of Nova Banta, was executed by lethal injection on May 20th. McGill, who set the victims on fire with a gasoline and Styrofoam mixture, was pronounced dead at 10:26 AM. His final words were a thank you to the staff and a statement about going home soon. The execution marks the third under the current administrations of Governor Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, who resumed executions after pausing them for a review of the states capital punishment system. The state now uses a compounded form of pentobarbital for lethal injections, a change from previous drug mixtures, which has faced criticism regarding potential complications and concerns about violating the Eighth Amendments prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. McGills conviction and death sentence came in 2004, and his appeals were denied throughout his time on death row. Following this execution, 108 inmates remain on Arizonas death row.

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