US executes two prisoners in Florida on same day, first in US since 2017

2 min readJul 29, 2026 02:15 PM IST Law enforcement vehicles sit parked outside the Florida state prison in Starke, Fla., on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo)Florida on Tuesday became the first US state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions on the same day, executing an 80-year-old death row inmate hours afte

Florida is set to put two inmates to death hours apart, marking the first time since 2017 that a state has scheduled two executions in a single day