Event Brief
Execution date set for Florida teen-killing suspect
Filed: Jul 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Gov. DeSantis signed a death warrant for Harold Gene Lucas, 74, after decades on Florida’s death row.
WHO: Harold Gene Lucas, Gov. Ron DeSantis
WHAT: Death warrant signed; execution date set for a man convicted of killing a 16-year-old and trying to kill her friends
WHEN: Jul 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM ET
WHERE: Florida
WHY: Lucas was convicted of shooting a 16-year-old to death and attempting to kill her friends; the state has set an execution date.
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