Tennessee halts executions after Christa Pike survives 2 doses of lethal drug

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Tennessee officials failed to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. According to her lawyers, Pike, 50, was alive and snoring after the attempted lethal injection and was transported by ambulance to a hospital for treatment. A death penalty expert described the incident as an unprecedented failure. In response, Tennessee's governor halted all remaining executions scheduled for the rest of the year.

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Pike was taken by ambulance from the prison to a hospital.

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Tennessee's governor halted all remaining executions for the year.

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A death penalty expert described the event as an unprecedented failure.

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Tennessee was unable to execute Christa Pike after administering two doses of a lethal drug.

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Christa Pike was alive and snoring after the attempted lethal injection.

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Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Pike to death on Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee’s governor halted the remaining execution for the rest of the year. Pike, 50, was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison, her lawyers said. She was being treated at a hospital, but they said they had not been told about her...

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