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(FILES) This undated booking photo obtained from the South Carolina Department of Corrections in Columbia, South Carolina, shows death row inmate Freddie Owens, 46. A man convicted of a 1997 murder died by lethal injection September 20 in the southeastern US state of South Carolina, the state's first death row inmate executed in 13 years.
US media reported Freddie Owens, 46, was pronounced dead at 6:55 pm local time after he was administered a lethal injection.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster rejected Owens's appeal for clemency, and the Supreme Court denied a stay of execution. (Photo by Handout / South Carolina Department of Corrections / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /South Carolina Department of Corrections" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS