Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas, first time method has been used

Alabama carried out the execution of a convicted murderer, Kenneth Eugene Smith, on Thursday, utilizing a groundbreaking method involving nitrogen gas.

This approach once again thrust the United States into the forefront of the ongoing discourse surrounding capital punishment.

While state authorities asserted the method’s humane nature, critics denounced it as both cruel and experimental.

Kenneth Eugene Smith, aged 58, was declared deceased at 8:25 p.m. within an Alabama prison.

The execution involved administering pure nitrogen gas through a face mask, inducing oxygen deprivation.

This event marked the first instance of a new execution method being employed in the United States since the introduction of lethal injection in 1982, which has become the prevailing method, the Associated Press reported.

READ MORE: https://apnews.com/article/nitrogen-execution-death-penalty-alabama-699896815486f019f804a8afb7032900

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