Missouri set to execute death row inmate who maintains innocence in state trooper's murder 20 years ago | NYGazet

Missouri is set to execute a death row inmate for fatally shooting a state trooper in 2005. The inmate, Lance Shockley, says he did not commit the crime.

A death row inmate in Missouri is set to be executed Tuesday after the state's governor denied his clemency petition. Lance Shockley, 48, was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a Missouri state trooper in 2005, court records show. ... [3140 chars]