Emmanuel Littlejohn’s Final Words Before Contested Oklahoma Execution

Oklahoma executed a man for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner on Thursday.
Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, was declared dead at 10:17 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, The Associated Press reported.
Littlejohn had looked toward his mother and daughter, who witnessed the execution, while strapped to a gurney and with an IV line in his right arm.
“Mom, you OK?” Littlejohn asked, according to the AP. “I’m OK,” his mother, Ceily Mason, replied.
“Everything is going to be OK. I love you,” he said.
The execution began shortly after 10 a.m. Littlejohn’s breathing became labored, before a doctor declared him unconscious at 10:07 a.m., the AP reported. He was pronounced dead 10 minutes later.
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