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The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison is seen after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad in Draper June 18, 2010. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Photo courtesy REUTERS/Trent Nelson-Salt Lake Tribune/Pool HIGH RES: http://archives.religionnews.com/multimedia/photos/rns-utah-death
Kevin Eckstrom

The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison is seen after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by a firing squad in Draper June 18, 2010. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner, 49, was pronounced dead at 12:20 a.m. Mountain Time (0620 GMT) after being shot in the chest by a five-man firing squad at the Utah State Prison in Draper, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Gardner was condemned to die for the 1985 courthouse shooting of attorney Michael Burdell during an escape attempt. Gardner had been in court to face a charge of murdering a bartender. REUTERS/Trent Nelson-Salt Lake Tribune/Pool (UNITED STATES – Tags: CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) – RTR2FDHS

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