Louis Gaskin is the second man put to death by the state of Florida in 2023.
The tan curtain was raised at 6 p.m. Gaskin was strapped down with leather straps on each wrist and a white sheet covered him. IV tubes were taped along each arm.
The white sheet trembled above his feet as officials administered the sedative. There appeared to be a fold in the sheet above the left side of his chest that moved up and down. Kayla McLaughlin Smith, director of communications for the Department of Corrections, said the execution took place"without incident."Before his execution, Gaskin said"Justice is not about the crime."It's not about the criminal. It's about the law." He referred to his case and said"Look at my case." Though parts of his statement were difficult to understand.
Body movement ceased after 6:07 p.m., once the sedative took effect. At one point, the man who led the execution pushed on Gaskin's shoulders and yelled,"Wake up!" to check if he was asleep. There was no reaction. After 11 minutes, the official asked someone to come in. A woman in a white lab coat walked in and checked Gaskin's eyes. She then placed a stethoscope on several places on his chest and neck area. She then said something to the official who then said,"The sentence of the state of Florida was carried out at 6:15 p.m."Among the approximately 23 witnesses were 7th Circuit Judge Raul Zambrano and 7th Circuit State Attorney R.J. Larizza.
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