Mark Asay

Mark Asay, 53, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford, in Bradford County, on August 24, 2017, and was pronounced dead at 6:22 p.m. The state used etomidate, a drug never before used in a US execution, after midazolam became hard to obtain. Critics said the drug was untested for executions, and one dissenting Florida Supreme Court justice argued that using it would violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The court denied a stay, and the U.S. Supreme Court also denied a stay without explanation, while Asay's attorneys argued the state courts had wrongly identified one victim's race.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Sources (4)

• Execution List 1976-present Florida Department of Corrections, Execution Lists 1924-1964 and 1976-present
• Using a new drug, Florida executes a death-row inmate for the first time in a year-and-a-half The Washington Post, August 24, 2017
• Florida kills racist murderer with untried drug DW.com, August 25, 2017
• Florida uses experimental drug in execution RTE.ie, August 25, 2017