美联社报道称,霍金斯刚与家人吃完平安夜晚餐,便接到一家体育用品店被抢劫的警报,随即出警,遭到枪杀。
Hawkins had just finished Christmas Eve dinner with his family when he responded to the call about the robbery at a sporting goods store and was ambushed.
加西亚的律师团队多次呼吁停止执行死刑,但该州假释委员会拒绝对加西亚宽大处理的请求。
加西亚的律师请求美国最高法院停止执行死刑,称他并没有向霍金斯开枪,也没有开枪的意图。但最高法院拒绝了加西亚的请求。
Garcia's attorneys had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution, arguing he never fired his gun at Hawkins or intended to kill him.
The high court rejected Garcia's appeals Tuesday evening.
▌在废除死刑的州,袭警被判无期徒刑
在废除死刑的州,袭击警察大多会被判处终身监禁。