"Indiana Man Convicted of Killing Police Officer Faces Lethal Injection Execution"

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"Indiana Man Convicted of Killing Police Officer Faces Lethal Injection Execution"

[!CDATA[An Indiana man convicted of killing a police officer in 2000 is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at the Indiana State Prison. Benjamin Ritchie, who shot Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney during a foot chase, has been on death row for over 20 years. The Indiana Parole Board rejected his clemency plea, and Governor Mike Braun has decided to proceed with the execution on May 20. Ritchie's attorneys are challenging this decision in federal court and have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court. This would be the second execution in Indiana in 15 years, following a year-long hiatus due to a shortage of lethal injection drugs.]]