The Latest: Inmate mostly still during Nebraska execution
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on Nebraska's first execution since 1997 (all times local):
1 p.m.
A Nebraska death-row inmate remained mostly still but breathed heavily and gradually turned purple while state prison officials carried out his execution.
Four media witnesses including an Associated Press reporter saw Carey Dean Moore taking short, gasping breaths Tuesday after the lethal injections started.
His breaths then became deeper and more labored. His chest heaved several times before it went still. Over the course of several minutes, his face turned a slight shade of red and then purple. His eyelids briefly cracked open.