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“​This is the last time you’ll see me,” the condemned man said moments before the execution chamber doors closed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Tuesday. The 48‑year‑old, identified only as John Doe, had been sentenced to death in 2015 for the 2013 murders of three federal agents in a high‑profile ambush in Arizona. The lethal injection, administered by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, marked the first execution in the state since 2015 and concluded a series of legal appeals that had delayed the sentence for over a decade.

Federal officials confirmed that the execution proceeded without incident and that Doe’s final statement was recorded as part of the standard protocol. The case had drawn national attention due to the victims’ status and the ongoing debate over capital punishment. Advocacy groups on both sides of the issue issued statements, with opponents calling for a moratorium on the death penalty and supporters asserting that the sentence served justice for the slain agents. The execution underscores the continued use of capital punishment in federal cases despite increasing legislative scrutiny.