Louisiana conducted its first execution in 15 years Tuesday as a man who was convicted in a 1996 murder was put to death by nitrogen gas – the state’s first use of that method of capital punishment.
The execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was the first time nitrogen gas had been used in any state except Alabama, which has used the method to execute four people, according to CBS.
“It is unfortunate that bad people exist, and they do real bad things. When these acts of violence happen, society must not tolerate it,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said in a statement.
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“If you commit heinous acts of violence in this State, it will cost you your life. Plain and simple,” Landry said.
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