Nathaniel Woods: Death row inmate executed for murdering three policemen – but he did not pull the trigger – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / March 6 2020
High-profile campaigners including reality TV star Kim Kardashian West called for Nathaniel Woods’ execution to be stopped.
A death row inmate convicted of the murder of three police officers has been executed by lethal injection – even though he didn’t pull the trigger in the killings.
Nathaniel Woods, who was convicted in 2005 for his part in the 2004 shootings of the officers in Birmingham, Alabama, was put to death on Thursday night at the state prison in Atmore.
The gunman Kerry Spencer, who was also put on death row for the murders, admitted he killed the officers and denied Woods was involved and urged officials to halt the execution.
Image:Kim Kardashian West is among the high-profile campaigners who called for Woods’ execution to be stopped
High-profile campaigners including reality TV star Kim Kardashian West and Martin Luther King III, the son of the famed civil rights leader, also called for Woods’ execution to be stopped.
“He is actually innocent,” Woods’ sister, Pamela Woods, told reporters outside the prison. “Kerry Spencer the actual shooter has stated many times that he did it on his own with no help.”
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