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Departure comes as the state investigates what went wrong during Pike's lethal injection.
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· October 3, 2026
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Key points The state is looking into what went wrong during the procedure, which involved someone named Pike. A departure has occurred amid an investigation into a lethal injection.
A departure has occurred amid an investigation into a lethal injection. The state is looking into what went wrong during the procedure, which involved someone named Pike.
Further details about the circumstances surrounding the lethal injection and the investigation are available from Axios.
The investigation and the departure appear to be connected, but specific information about the events is limited.
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Published: October 3, 2026 ·
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