Texas to Execute Convicted Killer Despite Clemency Plea by Victim’s Family

Texas to Execute Convicted Killer Despite Clemency Plea by Victim’s Family
Death Row inmate Christopher Young is shown in this undated handout photo provided July 16, 2018. Texas Department of Criminal Justice/Handout via Reuters
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AUSTIN, Texas—Texas plans to execute a man on Tuesday convicted of murdering a store owner during a 2004 robbery despite calls from some relatives of the victim to spare the life of the inmate whom they say they have forgiven.

Texas is set to execute Christopher Young, 34, by lethal injection at 6 p.m. at its death chamber in Huntsville for the murder of Hasmukh Patel at his convenience store in San Antonio.