Event Brief
Tennessee execution called off after failed lethal injection
Filed: May 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM ET
Summary: Tony Carruthers’ Tennessee execution was called off after executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection.
WHO: Tony Carruthers’ executioners
WHAT: Execution called off after failed lethal injection due to inability to find a vein
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 6:45 PM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: Executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection.
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