Missouri Man Executed for the Fatal Shooting of a State Trooper in 2005
Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol salute the body of fellow officer Sgt. Carl ''Dewayne'' Graham Jr., after funeral services March 24, 2005, in Dexter, Mo. Bill Boyce/AP Photo
BONNE TERRE, Mo.—A Missouri man who long maintained his innocence was executed Tuesday for the fatal shooting of a state trooper more than 20 years ago.
Lance Shockley, 48, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. following a lethal injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
