Utah Firing Squad Update: Utah firing squad executes convicted killer. Ronnie Lee Gardner who had been convicted and sentenced to death for the fatal shootings of two men was executed by a Utah firing squad early this morning. Heres the story. ... Death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner died in a barrage of bullets early Friday as Utah carried out its first firing squad execution in 14 years. Shortly before the shooting Gardner was strapped into a chair and a team of five marksmen ...
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