Missouri Executes Kevin Johnson For Murder Of Police Officer William McEntee

We contend that there aren't really any winners in this tragic case . . .

Meanwhile, here's a politically charged passage from local TV reporting . . .

"Johnson died at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri, by way of lethal ejection.

"A jury convicted Johnson, 37, for shooting and killing William McEntee, a Kirkland, Missouri, police officer in 2005.

"Late Monday night, the Missouri Supreme Court denied a motion from Johnson's legal team aiming to block the execution.

"Johnson's team argued that Johnson got the death penalty because he was Black, among other things."

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Missouri executes Kevin Johnson Tuesday night despite last-minute appeal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With his final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court denied, the State of Missouri carried out the execution of Kevin Johnson Tuesday night, the Associated Press reports. Johnson died at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri, by way of lethal ejection.

Missouri executes Kevin Johnson for killing a suburban St. Louis police officer

A Missouri inmate convicted of ambushing and killing a St. Louis area police officer he blamed in the death of his younger brother was executed Tuesday night.Kevin Johnson, 37, died after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre. It was the state's second execution this year and the 17th nationally.

Missouri executes Kevin Johnson for 2005 murder of police officer

BONNE TERRE, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Corrections successfully carried out the execution of Kevin Johnson early Tuesday evening. The execution was carried out at 7:40 p.m. at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Johnson, 37, died via lethal injection. He made no final statement prior to execution.

Kevin Johnson executed for the 2005 murder of a Kirkwood police officer

BONNE TERRE - A Missouri inmate convicted of ambushing and killing a St. Louis area police officer he blamed in the death of his younger brother was executed Tuesday night. Kevin Johnson, 37, died after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.

A court denied a stay for a death row inmate whose teen daughter won't be allowed to witness his execution, set for today

The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a death row inmate's request for a stay of his execution after hearing arguments that racial discrimination played a role in his prosecution for the murder of a police officer.