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Michael Bernard Bell, 54, received a lethal injection Tuesday evening for the 1993 double murder of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith.
Michael Bernard Bell was pronounced dead at 6:25 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, said Bryan Griffin. Bell was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to death for the murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith.
Barring a reprieve, Michael Bell will become the eighth person put to death in Florida this year, with Edward Zakrzewski scheduled to be the ninth on July 31.
The United States is likely to reach a 10-year high for capital punishment before August arrives with Florida set to execute death row inmate Michael Bernard Bell by lethal injection at 6 p.m. EDT Tue
Michael Bell would be the eighth person put to death in Florida this year, with Edward Zakrzewski scheduled to be the ninth later this month. The state executed six people in 2023 but only one last year.