The officials at the Greenville Correctional Center have just announced the execution of John Muhammed, the DC sniper. He was pronounced dead at 9:11pm EST.
During 2002 Muhammed and his teenage accomplice terrorized the Washington DC area and murdered ten people and left the region in chaos as people were afraid to go out and shop or pump gas.
According to the briefing he had no last words and did not speak at all during the execution process, he did not appear to show any emotion and did not speak to any spiritual adviser prior to his execution.
A statement made on behalf of his attorney and family expressed regret and sorrow for the loss of those who were killed and deep sadness for those children left without a parent. He also expressed sorrow to the children of John Muhammed for their loss.
Although I am personally somewhat reticent about the application of the death penalty this is one of the cases that I think the punishment fit the crime