MIAMI — A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends is set to be executed Tuesday in the first of three lethal injections scheduled this month in the state.
\n\nHarold Gene Lucas, 74, is set to receive a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at 6 p.m. He would be the 14th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has already signed death warrants for two more executions set for later this September.
\n\nLucas chose not to file appeals with the Florida Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court. He told a circuit judge after his death warrant was issued that he wanted to waive all post-conviction proceedings, and the judge granted his request several days later.
\n\n“I’ve been on death row for 50 years, and I have no desire to carry this any further,” Lucas told the judge, according to court transcripts. “The sooner it’s over, the better I’ll enjoy it. I am tired.”
\n\nLucas was sentenced to death — and resentenced to death four more times — after being convicted of first-degree murder and two counts…
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