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Arizona has carried out its first execution since 2022, marking the state’s resumption of capital punishment. Aaron Gunches was executed on March 19th at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence. Gunches was convicted of the 2002 murder of Ted Price. The execution comes after a period of legal challenges and reviews of the state’s death penalty procedures, which had resulted in a pause in executions. Concerns had been raised about previous executions and the ability to procure lethal injection drugs. Gunches himself had sought to expedite his execution. This event has reignited the debate surrounding capital punishment in Arizona.
- Arizona carried out its first execution since 2022.
- Aaron Gunches was executed for the 2002 murder of Ted Price.
- The execution took place at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence.
- It follows a period of legal challenges and reviews of Arizona’s death penalty procedures.
- The execution has restarted the debate on capital punishment.