Texas Executes Inmate for 2007 Fatal Shooting of Dallas Officer

Texas death row inmate Wesley Ruiz, who was convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer in 2007. Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP

HUNTSVILLE, Texas—Texas on Wednesday executed an inmate convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase.

Wesley Ruiz, 43, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, for the March 2007 killing of Dallas Police Senior Corporal Mark Nix.