Event Brief
Man set for execution in Florida for grocery store murder
Filed: Feb 24, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
Summary: Melvin Trotter, 65, faces execution for stabbing a grocery store owner to death.
WHO: Melvin Trotter
WHAT: set to be executed
WHEN: Feb 24, 2026 at 2:56 AM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: Attorneys argue his age should exempt him from execution
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