This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2024. To date, six people, all male, have been executed in the United States in 2024, one by nitrogen hypoxia and five by lethal injection.[1] The first person executed in 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith, became the first person in the United States and in the world to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.[2]
List of people executed in the United States in 2024 edit
No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
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At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 25, 2024 | Kenneth Eugene Smith | 58 | 22 | 36 | Male | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [3] |
2 | February 28, 2024 | Ivan Abner Cantu | 50 | 27 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [4] | |
3 | March 20, 2024 | Willie James Pye | 59 | 28 | 31 | Black | Georgia | [5] | ||
4 | April 4, 2024 | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | 19 | 22 | Oklahoma | [6] | |||
5 | April 9, 2024 | Brian Joseph Dorsey | 52 | 34 | 18 | White | Missouri | [7] | ||
6 | May 30, 2024 | Jamie Ray Mills | 50 | 30 | 20 | Alabama | [8] | |||
Average: | 52 years | 27 years | 25 years |
Demographics edit
Gender | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 6 | 100% | ||
Female | 0 | 0% | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 3 | 50% | ||
Black | 2 | 33% | ||
Hispanic | 1 | 17% | ||
State | ||||
Alabama | 2 | 33% | ||
Georgia | 1 | 17% | ||
Missouri | 1 | 17% | ||
Oklahoma | 1 | 17% | ||
Texas | 1 | 17% | ||
Method | ||||
Lethal injection | 5 | 83% | ||
Nitrogen hypoxia | 1 | 17% | ||
Month | ||||
January | 1 | 17% | ||
February | 1 | 17% | ||
March | 1 | 17% | ||
April | 2 | 33% | ||
May | 1 | 17% | ||
June | 0 | 0% | ||
July | 0 | 0% | ||
August | 0 | 0% | ||
September | 0 | 0% | ||
October | 0 | 0% | ||
November | 0 | 0% | ||
December | 0 | 0% | ||
Age | ||||
40–49 | 1 | 17% | ||
50–59 | 5 | 83% | ||
60–69 | 0 | 0% | ||
Total | 6 | 100% |
Executions in recent years edit
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2025 | — |
2024 | 6 |
2023 | 24 |
Total | 30 |
See also edit
- List of death row inmates in the United States
- List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976
- List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
- List of people executed in Texas, 2020–present
- List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
- List of women executed in the United States since 1976
References edit
- ^ "Execution List 2024". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution". BBC News. January 26, 2024. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Chandler, Kim (January 26, 2024). "Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution". Associated Press. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (February 29, 2024). "Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin". Associated Press. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Jeff (March 21, 2024). "Man put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia's first execution in years". Associated Press. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Murphy, Sean (April 4, 2024). "Oklahoma executes man convicted of double slaying in 2002". Associated Press. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Salter, Jim (April 10, 2024). "Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006". Associated Press. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Chandler, Kim (May 30, 2024). "Months after nation's 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama gives man lethal injection for 2 killings". Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
Preceded by 2023 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2024 |
Succeeded by 2025 |