"Live Updates: Michael Zack Faces Death Penalty in Florida Execution Today"

Michael Duane Zack, a drifter from Tallahassee, has been executed in Florida for the 1996 murders of Ravonne Smith and Laura Rosillo during a crime spree. Zack, who was sentenced to death, expressed remorse in a statement before his execution. This marks the sixth execution in Florida in the past seven months, as Governor Ron DeSantis has signed death warrants for multiple death row inmates. Death penalty opponents presented a petition to commute Zack's sentence, citing opposition to capital punishment. The families of Zack's victims witnessed the execution, while Zack's own family was not allowed to attend. Zack declined a last meal and was executed by lethal injection.